Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-07-28
MORSE GEAR.

II L. 20 much consequence that both
oven and horses have properly Hitting
harness aud gear In which to work.
1hl. matter of properly itting yokcs
aud bows Tor oxen, and having soft and
pllable harness, with collars aud harness
of proper slre an. shape Tor horses, '.
osten overlooked slt~gcther or thought
-o little about that frequently bad ~
suits accrue In sore necks, CALLED sboul-
ders aud backs, to say nothing about
baking aud inefiiciency In work. An
ill-hiiing yoke or bow is most SURF tn
cause sore nccks or shoulders In oxen In
spring or fall when the team IL hltchcd
up after a period II rc-i, aud their meek.
aud shoulders have become partially soft
from not bslng usoi. With horses II u
worth whil. tn notice aside from the
matter ot comfort. that the amount of
work that horse can do u Affected by
nj. harness being kept In good condition.
n makes vast deal of difference whcth-
cr the harness Il kept loft and pllsblc or
hard and rough, whether u flt. .nugly
or not at all. II should b. remembered
that horse. are kept to cxpcnd their en-
ergy In labor, aud u IL important that
the appliance. should allow this energy
o. b. used az economically as possible,
which mean. IA. least wear aud tear of
horse fic.h. Doubtless more horse. are
permanently Injured by nl-htting har-
ness than many suppose. II !. vitality
Important that the collar. of Young
horses. especially, shoald ft them well.
Al.o the shape of the hsmcs !. matter
10 Importance.
The NEXT thing l. Ia take good care II
IA. harness. When not In use should
~ hang up. aud u In room where u
will De- comparatively fire. from dust,
All the better. Ilaruc.. should D. Kept
In dry place and a. much a. possible
~hsr, II will not b. exposed Ia th.
fune. 20 ammonia arising from the
.taI.. IsuAlly In the spring. unless
oiled, the hafnc.. l. hard aud .tlf, c.pe-
ci.lly N N has ts.n In wear some yrars.
To pat thl. kind ~ a hsrncs. upon
hor.s h.fore he has l-comc sccustomcSi
to work la "a. spring !. liable Ia can.e
much discomfort to the animal. such
hstu.ss, bv all means, should he careful.
Ia oll,-i before u.ing.
Il,rn..... .hoaId ~ clcAnscl and
con. over With oil often. The sweat
from th- animals, and the oily surface
bald iast the particle. 81 dust Nh'ch
come in contact With u, ani tbcse make
thu harness hard, dry and uncomfort-
able. Ilcncr u l. important that tn.
foreign m alter .hould D. we'll wash"l
OF. IIetorc thoroughly dry th" oil
.hould D. applied anil worked Into ih"
leather a. well a. possible. Take plenty
ot tim. aud have ,h. oil warm. u does
not matter particularly What kIni yuu
u.. Nrat.foot OH With s"n" such sub
.tsnr. a. tallow and l.c..NaN Ia civ. u
l-piy, anil i,mpblaCk to CIV. Col"ring' u
often used and answers we'll Tor ordinary
haruess.
Where many fall l. In u.lng t"o much
oil Al onc~. whrn thi. !. the case the
oil do..s not .trlk. Into the leather prop
rrlv, aud rrmsin. upon III" outside ="
soli The hand. aud clothing for time
after ~. Mutk u done, disagrrcahle
condition II thing. ouly a. much "'l
.hoaId o. applied a. will strike Into the
leather readily. Thsn sponge over the
harns.. With soap blscking, Nh'ch Viii
prvy.nt, la measure, soiling whrn
handled. We dont want the oll "uisldc
IA. leather t. catch dirt and hair., but
inside tn keep the leather soft.
wh-n harncs. has b-cn VT una'"li.
.hly N .llould remain on the h"rs" illl
p.rtly dry, ani then d. oilci. o'h"r-
" :. The harness ~ill D. ab"ut a. c"'n'
Portable a. a pair of si"gs h'ois VA
.prlng. n l. not much troahle I" u"
mi. when one get. Ia the Way II ". u
~iII D. found that this Nill make the
stitching lasi longer aud Ia most eases
thl. /. where repairing must BE- bcgun
flr.t.
IN. .amc may b. aid la regard I"
liyht driving harness. After driving,
an. du.t and dirt should h. removed he
fore LAYING aside. IL isc'cn more nccr'-
ar, a. k-.p hi. hNrn"ss from damp
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