The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-01-06

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three feet off from the wall ut the
horse's head. These partitions should
be closely boarded up three feet above
the manger and hay crib, to prevent
the horses %quarrellirg about the food
and kicking each other. To each OF
these posts a bale eight feet long and
one foot eight inches wide, should be
hung by a strong chain, to divide the
standings and suspended by another
strong chain at the hinder end
from the ceiling CATER. Each chain
shoald have o hook and eye within
reached that may be readily unfasten-
ed. This arrangement will leave a
space Of six feet opposite the heal of
each horse, available for feeding pur-
poses. Tue manger for corn and chat
may be made two feet six inches long.
1t should be two feet wide at the top;
one foot two inches at the bottom.
The hay and straw, which should be
cut into six-inch lengths, will require a
larger receptacle. which should be
three feet six inches long. two feet wide
at its upper part, and half that width
below.
s.The ventilation is the most I'M
portant feature in the construction of
tho stable; upon it depends the health
of all the horses and consequently their
usefulness. M stable should be with
out a constant change of air, and no
horse in it should feel the draught.
The two ends of the stable may be SO
contrivcd as to effect this object in this
manner. Take twelve feet from the
head wall to the opening for the stable
door; allow eight inches for the two
door posts, and four feet six inches
for the door. This will leave ten
inches between the door post farthcst
from the horse and back wall. This
space. from the ground to the top of
the door, should be left open and
covered with strong rabbit wire-work,
which should be permanently fixed.
The door should be seven feet high,
and cut into two parts horizontally, at
q height Of four feet. The lower part
may be kept shut while the horses are
in; the upper three feet may be open
or shut according to the state of the
atmosphere. Plenty of light should be
admitted from the hinder wall by mar.
row tixd windows, made of
slabs of strong glass, never to be
opened. Windows opening in bad
directions. and open syklights, kill
horses by wholesale. Tho arrangement
described is suited for ten horses.
SIT is important that the water which
horses drink, should be exposed to the
atmosphere at least six hours before
they are allowed to have il; and they
should never be allowed to drink until
they have eaten something. The collie
is always occasioned by their taking
large quantities of cold water into
empty stomachs.
"The temperature of tho cart-horse
stable should be as little above the ex-
ternal air as may be, to keep the in
mates comfortably warm. The work.
ing cart-horse, when turned out to the
grass in summer. may have in tho
stable. 8 or 10 pounds Of bruised oats,
mixed with q little hay and straw cut
together into chat. In the winter time
he will consume. entirely in the stable,
of bruised oats, 10 pounds; of hay ard
straw cut together. 2 pounds each; of
cut roots, % pounds given with tho
oats and chat. When roots cannot be
had. l pound of dry bran to each horse
per day may be substituted. The dis
ease caused greasy heels in horses is
caused by washing their feet at night
and not thoroughly drying them after
wards. They should not be washed
but wiped down clean"
1t is generally supposed that the pig
Is capable of digesting any kind OF
food that is unfit for the other classes
of stock. On the contrary it can be
very easily injured by improper food,
and will do best on q variety of vcge-
tables and grass. Corn is not neces.
sary except to fatten the hog.
The ground around the grape vines
should be thoroughly busted with dry,
fine lime now and again in the spring.
as u partial protection agains tho rot.
BY this method the spores will be de.
stroy cd to a certain extent, and il pos.
sible the ground should be we'll raked
and debris burnt.
There ia no reason why farmers
should receive less than the regular
prices for any kind of produce. II
they will ship articles in good condi-
ton and allow nothing to leave thu
farm except that Of tho best quality,
they can always find a ready sale for
all classes Of produce.
There is still plenty Of room for in.
ventors to ind something better than
s%tanchions for cows. A stall is want.
ed that will completely Y1syen; he
cows from becoming flsty. and in
which the liquids and solid mauures
can in no manner get on the auimals.
The seed of sorghum cane should be
more extensively used. 1t may be
ground or fed whole il we'll cleaned.
For poultry it liz excellent, and as the
yield of seed is from fifteen to twenty.
i've bushels per acre, it is really q yery
valuable portion Of the crop.
Trees in the poultry yard grow very
rapidly and afford shade to the fowls
in summer. Peaches and pluns are
less liable to disease when grown in
the poultry yard. while tie hens greatly
assist in preventing the attacks Of In
secte.
The priza bunch Of grapes at the
Boston horticultural Exhibition weigh.
ed-nearly eight and q half pounds. It
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