Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-10
Summer shelter for stock.

| much sdvIce Is given regarding tb.
sheltering of stock in cold weather. auc
such advice is ueusllv followed by farmer,
aklng every precaution possible to pre-
vent s. tfering am"ng the stock which ba,
been Kept over for wintering. But un-
fortunately, on some farms tho work is
performed too we'll, ard that which ia q
benefit and blessing in winter is quite
"hJectiorahle in summer. We discuss and
axe me .sures to properly ventil tie our
dwellings, because know it uns, fe to
FISK our health and lives in places that are
not at times exposed to the circulation of
she air and the entering of the sums rsys.
As we thus care for ourselves. how impor :.
tant 1t Is f"r us also to be careful with our
stock if we wish to be succe, sful, for thtv
are helpless and depends Mt,
As winter approaches ba rs and stables
are mad as nearly air>proof" thew csn
he Most Of them have .mall.windcw
a least. which i. insufficient for purposes If
entilatinn. and H. is but Sc dom used for
ar of cold draughts AS the frost seals
up all that is IT, ,rious to the animal in the
"olh season no obj ,ctioh can be made to
he farmer endeavorlng to make his stock
."mfor,atle but low is it in simmer ,
once sable has been put in comue,e Or
ter, it seldom teceiv es a second ren.ir until
M snc"ee ing Writer. Dur rg the warm
months stock sutfr very much for w.nt If
'entliati n. and II window or two will not
- sw.r, S'sb'es ar- always in q condition
Imrmr'ty Re rs careful as we
nay Ire strictest Cleanliness pos-
s'b 9 VII fot avail without suns
GIT snd free crc .la'ion If air Ne.r]y
a'' the diseases The eyes of horses are oc.
crs onA1 ny ann MIA gss in stables and
one half of the | meness of horses is ca,,sed
nv the strong alkaline substances usu,l to
stHlls. TIE eat in stables is verv al nress
we more 3" thar in dweilir e house sand
henca cattle a horses become de- iljtated
and unhealthy S'ablrs are So curelV lnck.
"a ut II ut ard evrsy prpchution taken
against thieves. which is part of tn. ron
sne IN summer as well as winter, hut if
the doors were | it pen At night, and the
animals allowed perfect freedom. farmers
coolo l"r tnemse,v's n tic that horse and
cows would al sleep out of doc 9. even -
he we ther not very favorable
WIN Sheep. so necessary is pute air tn
,n:m that farmers wouli not ink or con.
nhihg them tor single light He pives
'nem she Ter open on ore eide in winter
az wen rs summer; and hogs recei, pure
a'f on sec"unt OF the ructure of their
pens. But horses and cattle sre unpec4s
sar''y deprived of free air-not intentions
any, lor they receive mnre care than the
s;neep hho hogs-simply because an old
small in size and barred across with 800
Will vsntilate a barn or stable. Poul,
try, also, suffer from confinement in
lose quarters. It does not matter
bow much range may be allowed
them during the day. the precautions taken
% GU I'd against weasleN and Other denre-
1atora that close them at night som atimes
prove disastrous. On investigating the |
'ause Of chicken chol "a have never had |
my difficulty in tracing it to crowded
quarters and impure air. Hog chole a can
we its origin to the same cause, and MANY
orns of distemper in cattle are known to
ave been caused by lack of free eircula-
ION IN the stables, event when they ap-
feared to be clean otherwise. 1t is sub,
"ct worthy the consideration OF farmers.
or stock should be as carefully ana ION,
erly provided for 10 summer az during
ne !, cold months of January, February and