Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-01-25
FARM NOTES.


FARM NOTES. |
How HozsEs REsT.-"HOrses can
get some rest standing" said an old
'rtiuer, provided the position be rea-
.onably easy, hut m fun rest except
recumbeHt. II Il known OF some
horses that they never lie down in the
stall, though II kept IN pasture they
take their rest habituallly In a recum-
Dent position, 10 - well 70 consider
whether the habit has not been forced
upon the horse by some circumstance
connected with the stall he was made
to occupy, In that II had a damp earth
door, or one made Of dilapidated plank,
uncomfortable TO the horse that bad
been accustomed 10 select his own bed
IN the pasture.
s'If the horse can have the privilege
of selecting his owR position for rest
ing on his feet he can sleep standing
but while his muscles may be TO GER
tain degree relaxed, and get rest In that /
position, what can be said OF the bear
lnrs at the jointsT Without relief /
through the recumbent position the joint
surfaces ars forced continuously TO /
bear a weight OF from 1000 20 l.SOO /
pounds. This must act unfavorably, |
especially upOn the complicated struc-
lures within the hoofs, which nature
intended should have periods OF rest
each day"
The CHtCKEN IAED.-The fan |
brOOds should now be distinguished !
from the bad, and all that have not the |
appearance OF turning ont well, should |
be weeded out, There - always danger
TO be feared from that bIne TO success !
ful chicken rearing, oyercrowdlng. |
BY closely culllny out the inferior birds, |
the good effect % the remaining ones
in increased size and stamina, is often |
soon apparent. A common error Is the
allowing of too many cOckerels TO re- |
main In the run. They are uneasy |
tOrmentors, besides depriving the pro-
missing pullets OF their proper food and |
accommodation, Kill or sell these of
As quickly as possible, Old hens also
want looking over; IL should be remem-
bered that after two years Of age, they
will not paw Ss layers. When II IS
possible to give them the range OF
the stubbls fields, do so by all means. |
And see that the fowls have plenty OF
food, ami exercise. Make liberal pro-
visions for dust-bdth in their encio- |
sures n IL has not been done.
LINE VIII ptblNtt llNr- II AAAc hAa'N /
is hght-boued OF has a too narrow |
chest, or is IN any way defective. select |
a heavier boned horse, or one that pos |
sesses greater strength or better points
IN that respect. But 70 insure much /
certainty aS To what you would have, |
the mare and horse should lie as nearly |
the type desired as possible, though not Il
relatives. The offspring OF iu-and-in
breeding are generally delicate or I'M
healthy. Therefore II Is unsafe 10
breed thus, and safety and certainty /
should be the motto OF breeders
The uIder Of COW IS a very com
plicaJed affair. Outwsrdly II consists
of a series OF muscular bands crossing
each other and attached TO the
abdominal muscles for the support At
the mass OF the organ. The test Ia not
a simple tube, as has been supposed,
but consists of alarge number OF ducts,
which run into four or i've or more
channels or tubes, each Of which DIS
charges separately into the orihCe Of
the teat
A HORSE should not be allowed TO
drink freely Immediately after eating.
Hon. John NJ. Russell. eT-Secretary Of
the Massachusetts, Board Of Agricul-
ture, tells of seeing some horses in
France fed on coarse beans then
watered all they would drink and inn
mediately killed and dissscted. Ee
observed that considerable quantity
So IS been wac 4 out of the
r - a some ot t.. a were found
claim tina mes.
them by -
They do no IN, cotton or tobacco be
not qppesl II Tor successive years
- -. a., ecome exhausted and |
Uu' NV ~ nj the region dspOpula- |
use o. t"e case IN Virginia and |
Z Nro here I, -. Experience has
s5 sppesi, TO annually demands a
q they hay-, brou- Weld to tho farmer
/, -, tronen the discovery OF
was fish N c e older ifO St,tss '" u"
.Ncluim =, -.
- . principal causes of
lOrses Is the feeding of dusty
~. Ordinary clean hay can
al ~ fed with safety II properly
Gu Sp, moistened and mixed with
ground grain, but to feed the musty OF
dirty sorts Is very injurious. Clover.
owing 10 its liability TO crumble, often
gets dirty, even after storage, and
should never be fed without being pre-
viously molstened.
The sllo put into use in the West,
would save at a small cost all the mill
ions Of tons OF corn-stalkS now left
TO waste, which would provide accep-
,. table and Nutritious feeding for the
winter, in g. of being a source Of
disease and ION Of thousands ot cattle
that have little or no other subsistence.
AN experiment. in feeding eighteen
head oC store cattle with II pounds OF
hay, 30 pounds o. turnips and 9pounds
of wheat bran per head daily, and also
the same amount, OF hay and roots, but
with different kinds OF grain, resulted
in the lowest cost Ot production on the
bran ration. This was at the Ontario
Agricultural College.
CHICKENS, such as Asiatic, should
never be allowed To perch until about
six months old or the breast bone viii
be liable TO become crooked. There Il
- no cure and II Is a disqua liiication fol
exhibition fowls.
4 BOX 1OxlOxlOi inches will hole
lust half a bushel. such box NAV
easily be made. and is very convenient
to have ON the farm. IL is cheaper ant
lust as good as a more expensive mea
sure.
uICaSFX and cherry require
" growth of 80 years before they AT,
| valuable for timber, maple 20 years an,
beeches and birches 10 years. BLACK
walnut, however, Will produce trunl
IA inches in diameter In as many year
from the seed.
y LAME will begin to eat when Il i
from ten days to two weeks old. Then
is nothing better for them than Who'll
:. oats. Place them I'm shallow trough
where the lambs can run and the oil,
sheep cannot. Keep them growing an
YOU may command fancy prices.