The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-14

The weak parts of a horse can be
better discovered while standing than
while moving. If he is sound, he will
stand firmly and squarely on his limbs
without moving any of them, the feet
| fatty upon the ground, with legs plump
and NATURALLY p ised; or if the foot be
! lifted from the ground and the weight
! taken from ii, disease may be suspected
or at least tenderness, which is a pre-
cursor OF disease. If the horse stands
with his fee spread apart, or straddles
with his mind legs. there is IA weakness
/ in his lOinS. and the kidneys are dlSOr-
deted. Heavy pullIng bends the knees.
! Blush. milky cast ewes in horses Indl-
cate moon blindness or something else.
i bad tempered horse keeps his ears
thrown back. A kicking horse is apt
to nave SCARED legs. 4 stumbling horse
has hlemiShed knees. When the skin
Is rough and harsh ana does not move
ea >llv 10 the touch, the horse is heavy
eater, and Gige non is Dad. Never buy
a horse whose breathing organs are at
4 impaired. Place your ear AT the side
of tie hear, and ii a wheeling sound Is
heard IL is an indication OF trouble.
Familiar as the outward appearance
Of the barometer is to every one and as
often is the term higher" and "lOwer
barometer" are read in the official
weather reports, the barometer, to most
persons, is mysterious piece Of
mechanism in some way connected with
the dispen~ation of al sorts of weather
to all kinds 0 e Jple while the terms
EXPRESSING its daily record convey but
little information to the average mind.
To inteliigently forecast the weather, it
Is necessary that regular ObServat tons
should be taken, as the mere fact that
the mercury Is at a moderately high or
low point In itself pre>ages no change
III the condition of ur surroundings.
Starting hUwet er, with knowledge of
the record at Il certain time of day,
rise of the mercury indicates colder
and contracting atmosphere; and if the
weather Is cloudy, or there is rain, it i
an evidence that the moisture is being
expelled from the atmosphere and that
fair weather may 'be expected to follow.
A rising barometer in fair weather
likewise shows Il dryneSs, and almost
preeludeS the possibility of rain. A
lower barometer Is caused by the ex-
pansi0n Of the atmosphere; increasing
its capacity for holding moisture. a
falling barometer, then, Indicates an &C
ceSSiOn of moisture with probability of
cloudy weather and rain. A sudden
rising or failing OF the mercury Is indi-
cative of high wind.
One of the leading contrib1to tors to the
London GnfdeH makes the following re-.
ma ks in favor OF practice which fruit
growers in this country are finding of,
gre 1t importance.
tits singular how long some fallacies
retain theirhold, even after they have
been diSproved rby facts, and of these
one of the most miSchieVOus is the be
lief thftfruit trees and bushes are liable
to injure rather than benefit from the
of manure. All sorts of
diseases, such as canker and other all
ments to which fruit trees are liable.
are set down as the result Of applying
manure to the roots; whereas, in nine
cases out of ten, it arises from poverty
of the soil, causing the roots 70 run
down into the Dad SubSOil. [ am CON-
tinually hearing complaints from own
erS of fruit trees as to their unSatisfac
tory COnditi n, and on examination
have invariably found scarcely any sur
face roots or fibers of any kind. nothing
bHt large. thnng-tike roots, that run
right down into The subSOil. On inquiry
/ have usually found that manuring or
had not been practiced for
many years, their owners having come
to the conclusion that such practices
were dangerous. l do not say that
manure will prove to be cure for fruit
tree ailments of all kinds, but will
briefly detail a few facts that have
come under nay observation at various
times, To prove that starvation of the !
roots is far more prolific source of
injGry than abundant feeding of the
surface roots, both with solid and liquid
and growers must form their
own onclusions as TO the best course TO
pursue. The fruitful or untruiUful state
Of orchard trees in nine cases out OF ten
IS entirely dependent on the attention
which they receive as regards manuring.
In the fruit-grOwing parts of Kent,
where large orchards of standard trees
planted on grass land is the rule it is
well-eStablished fact that, if the grass is
3ut for hay and carried away, the trees
soon become unfruitful and die out;
while, on the contrary, If the grass is
ed off so that the nutriment is returned |
to the roots in the shape of manure, the |
-rees keep fruitful and healthy.