The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-30
s1CK HORSES.

u many instances the throat Of
horse is so infamed from some cause
that it is exceedingly difficult for him to
swallow food, even In q liquid state.
At such time there is another grave diff
iieulty with horses that have never been
accustomed to liquid food, or to water
that has flour mingled with it. In
cases where the animal is possessed Of
an unusual fastidious taste, let the eyes
be blindfoldcd so that the brute can
not see the food that is offered. Then
allow him to taste of water as the pail
is held up to his nose, and have another
pail containing hay tea. which should
be of the same temperature as the
water. A horse can often be deceived
by this slrstagem. and .hus be induced
to drink a gallon or more of the liquid.
In many instances the horse can be
in uced to swallow thick Cruel, when
he will not drink hay tea, or tea of lin
seed meal. Wheat flour can sometimes
be mingled with water. so that horse
will swallow all that it may be desirable
for him to take. Tea made of linseed
meal. or oil meal, or even cotton-seed
meal, may be employed to make an ex-
cellent liquid for horse that can not
swallow food.
Let quart Of the meal be put into .
tin pail with about five gallons or more
of hot water, and let it be stirred rapid.
ly as the meal is put in. Then allow the
mass to stand for half an hour in the
pail, covered closely. Dilute with cold
water. and hold tho pail up to the ami
mails nose. If a horse even refuses to
drink the liquid. let his eyes be blind
folded. If horses have been accus-
toned 10 eat linseed meal, they will
usually drink such liquid with avidity.
When horse is suffering from dis
temper or sore throat from any cause,
so that the organs of degluti.ion are so
much inflamed as to incapacitate the
beast from swallowing solid food, the
strength may be maintained entirely by
preparing liquid food. For change,
hay tea may be prepared quite strong
and given in lieu of water. When a
horse refuses certain kind of liquid
food. let another be prepared.
Beets, carrots, or other roots, may be
reduced to pulp in extreme cases,
for animals that can not masticate and
swallow rough food. Let the roots be
boiled, worked through colander,
some wheat flour or oat meal be mingled
with the mass, and water added to rem
der it of proper consistency for the
animal to drink. A little fresh grass
may also be cut fine with: sheep-shears,
and mingled with the drink. A horse
that has never tasted liquid food, by ju-
dicious management may be induced to
drink all the nourishment he may re-
cuire. Sacramento Bee.
H--
An exchange very aptly states that
no man ever succeeded in feeding
stock that did not like the class of an
imals he had to care of. No man ever
takes as much interest in another's
things as his own. The first element
of success is love for the animal. One
man succeeds with pigs and fails with
sheep; another succeeds with cattle, but
never has any luck with hogs, simply be-
cause he does not like og.-TurE Fie'd
md Farm.
ANY one who fol the cultivator
all day will quickly be impressed with
the necessity of finely titled soil, free from
stones, if weeds are to be destroyed.
Whenever cultivator tooth hits fast
stone, il the tooth is not broken off a
gap is at least made where weeds thrive
undisturbed. Often patch of thist;es
Or other weeds will be entirely de-
stroyed, excepting about some rock or
stump where the weeds could not be
got at.-M Y Ae.ald
T. n. ADAMS, AUCTI0NEER.
Satisfaction guaranteed or no pay.
Address, lola, Kansas.