Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-15
STOCK ITEMS.


Every time you worry your horses you
shorten their lives and days OF usefulness.
Sweat and dust cause the horses kboul-
ders to gall. So do poor, ill-fitting collars.
Affection can not be pounded in. Kind
treatment insures the affection of an AMI
NAL, while rough treatment is sure to
cause his hatred.
1t is alike dangerous tn other horses and
men to spare the life OF a glandered borse.
Chambers is a highly contagious, incurable
disease, aud as q rule fatal in the human
subject
The temperature OF water for horses il
not 80 much of an object as the purity Of
it. While it is best to have the water cool,
it Is more important to have it free from
all impurities.
When horses are suffering from the bites
OF hies or stings OF other insects, sponge
the parts that can not be protected by nets
with water in which insect powder has
been mixed-a tablespoonful to two gal.
Ions Of water.
VI two colts similar in disposition and
sense. one may develop into q steady and
valuable family horse, while. the other
may be vicious, treacherous and unsafe
all because of q difference in the men
handling them.
Mares in foal should have exercise and
moderate work. and under no circum-
stances should they be subjected to harsh
treatment, nor should they ever be allowed
to go where they would be in danger OF
being frightened.
The horse which can pillow an acre while
another horse is blowing half an acre, or
that which can carry a load of passengers
ten miles while another is going five, indie.
pendent OF all considerations of amuse.
ment, taste or what is called fancy, is abb
solutely worth twice as much to the owner
as the other.
Damp floors cause cold, due to evapora.
ton. The feet of animals are injured, and
disease of the limbs occur when they are
compelled to stand or sleep on damp loca.
tions. The bed of the animal is very inn.
portant. 1t is economical to use clean. dry
material daily, and not delay changing
the bedding until the whole is saturated
with urine.
We doubt whether there ever was O COW
born SO constituted by nature that she
will not yield milk more than six months
before drying up, that ever paid for her
keep as a dairy cow, whatever she may
have done as q breeder of beef animals
where beef production pays. A cow needs
the "gift Of continuance" for ten and one-
half or eleven months, and q generous
s'giYe down" of solids during all the time
W AAhAo pIOuCS IOT u0T owner. lQ0 SIX
months drouth animal will ''eat her head
off" during the dry time.-Ho0rd's Dairy.
man.
Warmth in winter is only created by the
food. No stoves, or methods Of warming
the buildings, can be conveniently used
without risk of damage and increased cost
of labor. The bodies of the animals are
the stoves and the food the fuel. The bet
ter the protection afforded the animals the
less fuel required to promote warmth. In
addition to the warmth created the animal
must be supplied with food for growth and
fat. When more food is given than is re-
quired for bodily warmth the surplus heat
is stored in the body in the shape of fat,
and when the heat is insufficient the body
will convert the stored fat into heat.-Ex-
chance