Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-05-07
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

FARM AND FIREsIDE. -
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FEEDING HAY.+There is scarcely one
farmer in ten. who fegds bay properly, and
the same may be said With equal truth Of
those who own, work, Or ftsd horses of
all kinds in our cities and towns. While
1t may not be generally known. or regarded
it Is 60 doubt fact, that quite large
list of the ailments to which horseaesh is
heir is due to the improper use of hay, not
merely of hay whichis. damaged or is of
improper kind, but the way it is feds-
Many feeders cram the managers full Of
hay all the time, and the horses stuff thems
selves with it until they are uncomforta-
by full. lThey are then harnessed up to a
wagon and put to hard or quick work at a
time when 1T is very dangerous to over
work or overdrive. Ifthis point is not
asti5ts..y obaerved, trss;hs as.s s.ss re-
suit. for horses cannot stand it any more
than could man who has just overloaded
his stomach start off on run FOR any con-
siderable distance without endangering
his health if not his life. 1t may be we'll
enough to feed literally and to treat your
stock we'll, but it is a mistaken kindness
to permit your horses to stuff themselves
with hay at every meal, whether they are
working or standing idle in the stable.
And while it is curious to the animals
which are worked, as above spoken of, it
| is almost as bad for those which are idle
| in the stable, as it develops troublesome
| disorders and diseases.
Our method of treating both farm and
driving horses. and a method which we
have found to be good one after many
years. practice, is to give no hay in the
! morning, only good feed of grain; at
dinner time we give good mess of cut
feed, and at night either another feed of
cut food or a feed of grain. Just before
retiring for the night, or soon after the
horses have cleaned up their other food,
we gil their hangers with good, sweet hay
free from briars, thistles, trash, and mus
tiness, being particular to give the driv-
ing horses clear timothy hay nd the other
hOrses-the work animals-either the same
| or that which is mixed with not mere
than one-half clover, and good hay at that.
By this means the horses are always in
good condition to work, are given plenty
of time to eat the single daily feed of hay
we allow them, and can endure more work
and longer drives than those which are
stuffed with hay at every meal. If the
hay happens to be little ''off"-not dam
aged and musty-do not feed directly to
the horses, but if you cannot use it for the
other stock-cattle, sheep, etc.-it should
be cut and fed with the mixed mess, for
the horses are apt to waste it if fed loose
i'll the managers. Our Country Home.
How TO TAKE OFF A HIDE.-In takip,
off hide or calfskin, never cut the throa
crosswise in the least. Slit the skin from
the brisket to the tail and from the bris'
e e Jaw; ch5n aroudd sdch leg e tho
hoof. Slit the hind leg from the hoof up
directly over the gambrel, and the for
ward legs in the front, directly over the
knee. to the top of the brisket BONE This
leaves the hide or skin in proper shape for
finishing.
Skin the head and legs carefully to
avoid cutting them; then, commencing at
the head, draw or fist off the skin without
any further use of the knife, thereby
avoiding the holes and cuts that almost
spoil so many calfskins. Some farmers
use windlass to draw off the dairy skins,
and others use horse, but one or two
men can do 1t great deal more quickly
| and easily.
When taken eff, lay the hide or skin fiat
| on the floor in cool place where the sun
cannot shine upon it, and cover it with
salt-rather fine salt being better than
too coarse salt. Do not roll it up. but let
it remain in the salt until you take off
another; then place that one upon the
other sailing freely as before, and so on
until you get enough to make quite pile;
then commence another pile in the same
manner. Do not be afraid to use salt
freely; what the skins DO not require will
shake off and can be used again.
If you prefer to dry out your skins be-
fore selling them, be sure that they are
! thoroughly cured with salt before drying
them, and then that they are thoroughly
dried before baled up for shipment.
Never dry out skin without having it
sailed as described to preserve it from
moths and other injuries on the hair side,
which are liable to occur if the skins are
not properly sailed before being dried out.
1t your skins remain on hand very long
after being dried out before delivery to
the tanner, even if sailed, watch them
carefully to detect any Indications of
moths or worms on the hair side, and if
any are discovered, have the skins vigor-
ously whipped with stick so often that
they shall be wholly eradicated from the
entire lot of skins, as they often work
serious injury 10 very short time
Leather ReUiel0.
HEALTH HINTs.-Coyer burn imme-
diatelY with the pulp of a raw potato
Muscular exercise in the open air to
the point Of fatigue is the best possible
prescription for sleeplessness.
Rub warts with lemon juice three or
four times day. 1t is said it will remove
them. 1t will be harmless experiment
! anyway.
If one sins against his head, or his
lungs, or his stomach, he must bear the
penalty in his own body. There is, in
this case, no vical oas atonement.
| WINE FRoTH FOR DESSERT ian italian
recipe).-Take half pint of wine and the
yolk of six eggs and place them in deep
saucepan on the fire; beat with whisk
till the mixture becomes stiff froth, and