The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-07-08

). lime, ~, Dcsiuos l,nosphoric 'nu
nitric acids. Thes, arc sufficient to con-
show that the straw Of grains
possesses elements of plant food that We
can i'll afford to lose. Cultipator.
Useful Hints for Horse Owners.
Horses are very delicate and liable to
many ailments, and persons owning them,
who are not very familiar with their ma
ture and requirements, will find the fol-
lowing suggestions, condensed from an
article in the Cincinnati Enquirer, use
ful:
Never feed horse with hay from
rack located above his head, as adraught
beats down which is injurious, and the
dust is liable to injurc the eyes.
A horse should not be ovcrworked,
for, like man, he gets tired, and to keep
in good condition, he should have rest
and good bedding.
Sometimes horse will not eat his
usual food. A mash of oatmeal, milk
warm, is about the best food to give a
horse under such circumstances. And
then horse should have grass. 1t is
his natural food. A continual diet
of hay hardens the coating OF his
stomach. The food is not digested.
Carbonic acid gas is generated, and the
horse dies in agony, swelling up, suf-
fcring from what is commonly known as
collie. Then, again, horses need well ven-
SLATED stables, free from draught or
damp. The floor should be smooth and
nearly level. 1t should be well drained
and light, for sudden change from dark
ness to light is trying to the eyes, and a
damp, offensive odor is injurious. Then,
again, the bedding and litter should be
carefully separated from that which is
foul. They should be we'll shaken up
and dried, and the stall should be thor
oughly cleansed, and when the stable is
empty, let in plenty of fresh air.
A horses stall should be large enough
to allow him to lie down comfortably in
any position. A tired horse will be glad
to lie down with his legs stretched out
if he has room; but if you cannot give
him loose box, then q light halter
block should be used, and care taken t.
arrange the halter so that it may trave
freely to allow the head to come easil,
to the litter, for rest and sleep are a
necessary as food and water.
If horse comes to the stable wet, h
should be rubbed dry before tn
blanket is put on. If he is standin!
about in the cold, it should be put on
The legs should be rubbed, and tn
hoofs always examined for stones.
The Care of Young Pigs.
Rufus B. Martin says in his manual
'Hog Raising and Pork Making" TIL
future of the little pigs, their vigor ant
general value depends much on the car
they and their mother receive during th
first few weeks of their life. If the
have been well cared for and properl
fed at two months old they should b
weaned. If there is a pasture at hand
turn the pigs into it and in addition fee
them warm or cold slop of bran @
shorts.
Pigs require no corn until they ar
fully developed, and there is no econom
in feeding it to them. Pigs from two
six months old need more muscle-forn
ing and bone-forming than fattenin
| foods. As clover is rich in these, pa
ture is very desirable. The best kind {
pasture for pigs is one of blue grass an
clover mixed. If treated in this name
at six months old they should be in
very good condition to receive a cor
diet and be "fattencd" for market.
After certain period the more corn
hog receives the more his constitution
impaired, and it ought to be the aim
every feeder to delay this feeding unit
the last moment, so that before the tin
it begins to detcriorate him he will |
ready for market.
Roots, such as beets, potatoes, carrot
mangcls, &C., should be fed in moder
ton and little salt and sulphur, mike
with wood, coal or ashes, make vel
desirable occasional addition to the die
Figures show conclusively that an ac
of clover will produce more pork thf
an acre of corn, estimating the yield
the latter at so bushels. 1t is estimate
that an acre produces 10000 pounds
clover and that Is pounds of clover pre-
duces one pound of pork; in 9th
words, about 675 pounds of pork may
produced from one acre of clover. II
bushel of corn will make
pounds ofpork, there will be about OF
pounds as the product of an acre.
In the corn growing states corn is IL
best and cheapest food for hogs; as vii
it well developed, full-grown hogs wi
lay on fat very rapidly, but even whit
plentiful and cheap its executive use
unwise. When feeding corn regular
give also roots, potatoes. apples PUN
kins and other vegetables, stewed
boiled.
Regularity in feeding and waterir
should always be considered importan
and the amount of feed given to en-,
animal, or pen of animals, should n
vary much.
The cost of production should be du
considered. Weaned pigs at two mont
old and averaging 40 pounds are usual
worth about So. Fed for SIX months in
pasture, receiving also peas, bran, short
etc., they should weigh 200 poun
when taken out and placed in the fatte
| lno men Tbn cost IF tb.e ;,oro.r.