Daily Republican., 1885-01-27
AGRICU T u n a l..


CLIPPIN0 hohobo'
The subject of clipping horses Is one
upon which much has been said, prin-
cipally by persons who do not use
horses and know nothing practically |
of what they talk. A horses coat In
the winner becomes very thick with
short undergrosth Of fur, which retains
the warmth. This is provision OF
nature made for all wild animals, which |
are necessarily exposed TO the rigors OF
o cold winter In northern climates. In
southern localities this thickening OF the
fur does not take place, rs is well
known by trappers and dealers In iurs,
who pay very much less for southern
skins. This thick short coat becomes
wet through with Precipitation when a
horse IL driven or worked on milder|
days than usual, and the hair retains
the moisture for . long time. A change
Of temperature or the evaporation Of the
moisture cools the skin rapidly and pro-
duces such check TO the circulation At
will seriously endanger the health Of
the horse and produce fatal diseases as
times, and indeed quite frequently. 1t
lis kown very we'll that catArrh, iphu-
Ieuza, spinal meningitis, pneumonis,
bronchitis and other diseases which
ldestrOy many horses every winter are
Icaused by this condition Of the skin,
land that horses which re not clipped,
hut which retain this warm uDdercoat
are the only sufferers IN this way, and
that horses which have been clipped are
Exempt from these diseases. This is
Icommon knowledge. The idea that
clipped horses suffer from the cold Il
wholly wrong; just as much so az thai
, man who does not wear an overcoa
, continually would necessarily suffer
{ Clipped horses are always, or should
always, be blanketed when not at work
8 lust as q man would put on an overcoa
4 when he Is exposed to cold, and put |
4 off when he goes to work. An un
clipped horse, when II 10 warm, is no
Q | dried or warmed by a blanket 1t simpl
!. steams and shivers with cold until tn
/. hair dries, during which time It suffer
i and may be so chilled as to become ser
d ously diseased.
81 SWINE RAISING.
The results which have q
II tended the better housing, mol
10 careful breeding and higher feeding
y pigs, In comparatively recent years, hay
con WINGED most people that any ricke'
10 structure 10 not sufficient even for tn
accommodation Of swine. For maj
OF years country people regarded the pig
the dirtiest and least TO be cared for,
bs the way of housing, of all the animals
y, their possession, and treated 1t accor
70 ingly.
Oh Probably few animals are less fas
Of dious about the source from which tn
food comes than the common pig but
~ properly attended to the natural habits
W. the pig are more clearly than was torm'
'lv Inv supposed. The pig.stye should be pl
mt served In the dryest, cleanest manner pt
we sible the food regularly and iudieiout
ne. supplied, and the skin of the animal CT
RED frequently. =,
The Tribune and Farmer says He
40 are not protected from the cold by co
~ ~ ipgs Of hair, fine and thick, like OIL
eno animals, and are therefore very susceI
ner Bile to severe winter weather. To mi
~ porkraising profitable, there should bt
HE daily increase In weight, from the su
ling to the mature swine, and this
ear easily be done, yet there are farmers
. 1t feed plentiful OF corn all winter, and Il
INST hogs barely come out in the spring
les, heavy as they were in the fall. They
18th fed In the snow and allowed to nest
fence corners or open sheds, and sh
asi. Off rs much flesh every day as the q
or makes.
to Now, we need not go into detail
do regard TO this matter, for every far
you knows, from both humanity and mott
ofproft, that good, warm pig stye,
rely plenty of clean straw for bedding
lint double the expense required to prov
the them. Awell bred fall pig, cared for
r is he should be during the winter, ma
made TO dress from two to three hume
,.h pounds at ten months old, while one
"a protected would not reach more
~. half the amount, at the same time
- ~ suming an equal amount OF corn.
INV If they do not gain in the winter
feed is virtually lost, and the swine
ood worse condition than In the fall, bec'
OF stunned, and half the summer pa
any before they obtain a thri. ling condit