Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-04
FARM Ann nOUsEmoLD.

FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
CARE OF HORsEs.-A writer In the
Weaern Agricuxrist says: Methods al
most without limit, some without rea-
son, and many with good practical In
formation, have been given. to the
world concerning the care and man
agemeut of horses. Many Of these
methods and instructions are Of good,
sound reasoning, and whenever tried
have proven practical and beneficial.
But at the same time, they were availa-
BILE only to a section Of individuals.
namely: Those who have plenty OF
money and abundant time for expert
mental purposes. Now the average far
has neither surplus supply Of money
nor time to test and reap the good re-
sulting from such methods, but must
necessarily have methods Mt least prac-
tically adapted to his circumstances, or
else he has no business with them at all.
The farmer cannot, especially during
the first three or four months of the
farming season, allow his team respite
of two or more hours after giving them
water before feeding, preparatory to
the afternoons work. But then the in
structions say two hours or more of
rest after feeding before work. This
consumes too much valuable time,
which the average farmer cannot af-
ford to lose. But he can the first thing
Of a morning feed his team a bountiful
supply of hay-a bucket full of water to
the horse Is best before giving hay. AL
low about one hour for eating hay, then
feed corn or oats, after which the team
Is well prepared for the half days
work. A horse, if food is given first. or
both hay and grain at the same time,
will eat the grain, and consequently
little or no hay during the allotted time.
Special care should be given to the
amount Of water required for horses
under the different circumstances-for
injurious results oftener accrue from an
oversupply of water than is generally
supposed; while the real cause of such
results is frequently attributed to some
thing else. and yet the unsupported GUS
tom continues. adding all the while to
the number of new victims. Hay before
grain Of any kind, morning, noon and
night, and a reasonable resting spell af-
ter the moons feeding, will give, if adj
hered to any considerable length of
time, satisfactory results. OF course
liberal and vigorous use of the curry
comb and brush is promotive of much
good, and should not by any means be
neglected.
SWEET HoMEs.-Something more than
well arranged rooms and well filled
pantry is necessary in order to secure
literally "sweet" home. The house
wife, with an untiring vigilance, which
needs to be, must keep watch from gar
ret to cellar, lest disagreeable odors in
wade and take possession of the house
a domestic evil far too common among
us. Many housekeepers would not be
little embarrassed if they knew how Of
ten the nostrils of the visitors are TAX
ing silent and unpleasant inventory Of
the fried meats. boiled vegetables, burnt
fat, soapy, ill-dried floors and even the
steaming contents Of the washboiler, all
the varied scents from which thorough
ly pervaded the house, and too often the
garments of the household. The kitchen
is, in large measure, responsible for
the odors that creep into halls, cham
bers and closets, finding Judgment in
carpets and curtains, in bed and other
clothing, and even among books and
bric-a-brac. But it is not the kitchen
alone which creates the unsavory at
mOsphere too common in many homes.
Rooms not in constant use should re-
ceive at least weekly airing to prevent
the close, musty smell almost sure to
gather I'm unused apartments. The
way and means by which the home air
can be tainted are so many and so
greatly increased by modern conven-
fences that every loophole, however
small, through which bad air and bad
odor may stealthily creep, needs to be
carefully guarded.-American Agricul-
turist.
STRAWBERRY CARDINAL.-No. /.