Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-25
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

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ING.-When the horse is taken out for
either riding or driving, it should not
be allowed to move at fast pace for
the first mile or more otherwise, as its
stomach is then full, it may injure its
wind and bring on the heaves. A
good rule to observe before putting
the horse up to a fast gait is to let it
| dung three times. This relieves the
bowels to moderate extent If neces-
sary to stop when out, and cold wind
prevails, put the horse under cover
and blanket; if one is not to be had
then hitch on the lee side of some
building. If in summer, put in
shade as clear from flies and mosqui-
! toes as possible; if there is no net
cover with a cotton sheet or light
blanket The best strap for hitching
is one that buckles round the neck, as
it holds more securely than a halter
or bride rein, which are liable to be
slipped In crossing river or bay in
a steamboat or other conveyance in
cold weather, or facing a raw or strong
wind on the road, hang short thick
blanket from the neck spread in full
breadth over the chest, to guard from
! taking cold When the exposure
ceases remove it, Returning home
from ride or drive of some extent,
and the horse is sweaty, let the last
mile be done slowly that it may be
cooled a little before reaching the
stable. Some blanket as soon as the
harness is taken off; others contend
that it is better to rub as dry as posi-
BILE and then blanket. But which
NAV be preferable will depend some
thing on the weather and the nature
of the horse, whether to dry quickly,
or to sweat long and copiously.
Examine the shoes, and if gravel or
any hard substance has got between
them and the hoofs, pick it out. Dur
ing this time, the horse may safely
take two to four quarts of water, at a
moderate temperature if in summer,
and warmer if in winter. After being
well cooled give all the water the
| horse will drink Now wait a short
time and then feed little hay at first
after which his ration Of grain or
meal. Never let a horse stand or
wade in water when he is hot, as 1t
would endanger laundering him unless
| the water is quite warm, and perhaps
even then. If ever forced to do this,
exercise him well after it, and when
stabbed, rub the legs thoroughly dry
down to the hoofs, then he would
probably escape founder.
! LET THE GIRLS STEP IN.-There is
a widespread want unsupplied for the
luxuries of country life; the two most
sought for and most difficult to obtain
are the products of the dairy and the
poultry-yard. Farmers are said to be
| grasping; we think otherwise, as they,
for lack of ambition, sell their milk to
dealers and creameries. If the farm
ers' daughters made as good butter
and cheese as their grandmothers did,
| there would be no need of protective
| milk associations; if farmers daugh-
! tiers used incubators and raised and
fattened poultry, the present dearth
of plump chickens and fat capons
would cease Last March broiling
chickens sold wholesale at thirty-eight
cents per pound, and the same month
capons reached twenty-eight cents
per pound These are remunerative
prices, and better rates could be OBJ
tanned by serving firSt-class hotels and
restaurants. Dairy butter sold down
| to eighteen cents per pound last
| March, when more than one owner OF
| dairy COWS, through superior skill as
a producer, and greater enterprise
as merchant, received one dollar per
pound for butter, and his eager Gus
toners clamored for more.
Farming is said not to pay; farmers
are always poor Now just let the
girls step in and see if they cannot
make as good butter as the great
creameries put on the market, and
when they do, fathers, see to IT that
your daughters have their just share
of your increased profit. 1t is the
ready penny" the actual possession
of money, that we all desire, and this
universal longing sends girls to the
mill the factory, and the store.
Farmers daughters who remain at
| home are fed and clothed but rarely
paid for their service. This is what
so frequently discourages them. Then
again many girls lack manual skill,
| and at home receive no training which
| tends to diminish this evil. They
| know nothing, therefore they go
out" The woman who would most
benefit her sex would be the one who,
having the means at her command,
will place within the reach of farm
ers' daughters an education which
would enable them to gain a comfort
able living in the area of country pur-
suits. She would be a benefactress
in two ways, as she would thin the
ranks of wage earners and open new
fields of industry to worthily ambi'
tious women.
WHAT TO DO WITH THE RUNTs.-
With every litter of pigs there will be
one dwarf or ''runt," often two of the
litter is large one. 1t will always