Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-08-29
ence OF muscular substances, these tc
be used as breeders, the relative guam.
tity Of Iesn could DO increased il any
family OF breed. 81 7..4 5. 2f778.

be used as breeders, the KelatiYs guam.
hty Of lesn could be Increased ia any
family or breed. 81.
Pint in tho Horses P1acs.
It is worry and not work that kills"
Let every owner Of q horse think when
he brings his team to the stable at night
how much vital force has been expended
In work and how much In worry, and
then strike = balance. And let him
consider himself to be put in the horses
place, 50 that he may better know how
it is himself. AS thus; ri. ASH. Is
a man goes out to work in the
morning after having all night fought
flies of the pestilent kind, breathed hot,
foul mir, reeked in the sweat and dust
Of the previous days work, eaten
breakfast in haste, without any suf-
fcient cleansing OF his skin, and with
boots and clothing in-ftting and gal
ling the tenderest spots upon his person.
He is then, from the filthiness OF his
body, exposed all day to the venomous
attacks Of flies, which he fights with
hands and feet, but which, from the
exigencies Of his work, he can only
drive off for the slightest moment, after
which cloud of them settle upon his
face and exposed parts and sting him
! severely,
He works on from hour to hour in
the broiling sun withou water to moist
en- his mouth or to quench his raging
thirst until midday, when he rushes
home, swallows drink of. dirty waite,
| and hastily eats dinner in the foulest-
| smelling and worst ventilated part OF
his premises.
The afternoon is like the forenoon,
| and after this has been occupied in the
same way, the man, all foul with gath
| cred dust and sweat, eats his evening
meal as he dined, and lies down to
rest(?), If he can, on filthy floor, in an
| apartment that it hot, close and swarm
ing with flies, which he vainly fights as
he catches an odd wink Or SO Of sleep.
And 80, de novo, from day to day, he
fights it out on this line all summer.
! Then how much of the resulting wear
and tear is due to the worry and how
little of it to the work?
Something like this is the weary con.
dition of the average farm horse. No
note is taken of the cruel lashings, the
over-working, the injudicious feeding
! and watering, the torment of check
reins, the hindrances of binders, the
bad treatment Of the feet by the black
smith and other mistakes which produce
| actual disease, nor Of the truly Horrible
nostrunls arid poisonous stuff which are
made use Of as remedies" for these
complaints.
Thinking Of ell these things, who can
| wonder that the average farm horse,
whose useful life is naturally twenty
! i've to thirty five years, gets into hole
in the corner of the farm and is consumed
| by providing dogs in less than half his
allotted term of lfe.--New York Tri-
bune.
White Clover FOR Sheep.
From the Farm, Field and Fireside
Sheep delight in short grass, and
Craze very close to the ground. It is
al old remark that sheep would starye
in the midst Of q fine, tall, luxuriant
pasture. It is fond of the short, ten
der heritage, and carefully traverses
every portion of the pasture in order to
make such selection. But few farmers
have considered the Importance Of pro.
viding special pasture for sheep.
Every farmer who keeps sheep necessa.
rily has good pasture, but every farmer
does not possess pasture suitable
for sheep. As careis given the selection
of grasses for cattle and horses, it
should also be done in the case of
sheep. There is no grass better for
that purpose than white clover, 1t is
harder than the red variety and grows
upon soil that can not support the 9th
er. In many places it comes up volun.
tarily, crowding out less desirable
grasses, and is highly relished by all
classes OF stock. It is richer in some
respects than the red variety, and al"
though not so we'll adapted for q hay crop
is an excellent grass when moved and
stored in the barn as hay. Sheep, like
cattle, perfer the richest and most
nutritious food they can procure, and
reject that, at times, which is hard and
woody in growth. White clover is not
easily destroyed, nor is it injured
greatly by the feet of animals. It is
the best grass for the sheep pasture,
but should be seeded down if it is to
be Of the right kind. In connection
with white clover several other grasses
may be sown, but the clover will doubt
less supplant them, while at the same
time mixed pasture is more desirable.
Where pasture is not composed of
mixed grasses the best single grass is
the white clover, but in order TO derive
the best results from it the clover
should be allowed to make a good stand
before turning on the sheep.