Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-28
! TUE FARMERS COLUMN,
MATTERS OF INTEREST AND IN
STRUCTlON TO THE FARMER.
Stables for Horses--The "Belted"
Dutch Cattle Raising Cream--
Adulterated Butter--Anlm-
aginary Horse--Feed
for Poultry,
Stables for Horses

For common farm horses ordinarily
good stables will suffice, though it is
we'll to remember that even common
farm horses are the better for having
comfortable well.yentilated quarters
to sleep in II does not promote their
health or longevity to spend their
nights and Sundays in close filthy
stables, dark and reeking with fumes
from accumulations OF rotting man
ure and saturated bedding. Horses
are valuable property, aud should be
treated with such care that they will
last to good old equine age, sound
in wind and limb. Vet many farm
ers, blind TO their own interests give
the stabIing OF these useful animals
no more thought than ii their lives
and health were Ot no account what
ever. Any sort OF place will do,
they think, and the horses are placed
in quarters that seriously diminish
their power 20 work, and even short
en- their lives. As some one, has well
said tie fumes OF a horse stable kept
in a condition that Is quite too com
mon, will rot the harness and take
the luster oil the carriage and surely
in such AN atmosphere a horses lungs
and eyes cannot TAIL TO suffer As
matter OF Tact, we know they do sui.
er from this cause, and no doubt
many diseases to which horses ara
liable have their origin in the an.
wholesome condition OF the stable.
4 well-planned horse stable will
include, first OF all. sufficient supply
OF light 4 small window directly in
front OF the horse, ii he faces an out
side wall will add great deal to his
comfort, and save severe strain
upon the vision when he is taken out
doors. The light should not, how
ever, he too bright II it faces in any
direction but the north it should be
made partially Opaque by a coat Of
! limewash or any other convenient
means. 4 still better arrangement
is 10 provide box stalls and place the
window so that the horse can look
out Of it and see what is going on in
the neighborhood.
The consistency with which horse
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nifty, and the keen interest he seems
10 take III affairs about him, are
proof enough, il proof be needed OF
the value OF such an arrangement
The stable should also be we'll
ventilated. This does not mean that
it should be cold or draughty Even
common, hardworked horses ARE
sensitive animals, taking cold easily
/ and becoming still in the Joints They
should never be exposed to a cold
/ draught OF air, especially when warm.
( Heedlessuess in this respect has
ruined many valuable animal But
pure air, indirectly introduced in both
summer and winter, Is as important
as good feed.
! A manger for hay is much better
than a high rack. II should be about
a loot and a half wide mt the top,
sloping to q foot at the bottom, and
three feet deep, raised a foot from the
floor. The grain box, BY the side Of
the manger, should be II inches deep
and l6 inches square at the top. with
+, one side sloping to correspond with
\ the manger.
| A good floor for the horse stable is
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I and rammed down hard. II is easy to
I keep such a floor clean, and it does
1 not become foul like planking by
( saturation with urine. Many, how
/ ever. prefer a wooden floor, and this
may be provided by placing over the
| concrete q floor oil wooden bars laid
lengthwise and an inch apart. But a
! good bed of German moss on any
| floor will keep the stable sweet and
I the horses feet i'll good condition
When this is not attainable sawdust
may be used or good bed Of straw
which, however, should not be allow
cd to become foul by long use.
! Such convcniences as shutes to con
vey the hay and grain from above to
manger and feed box are easily con
structed and save a great deal Of la
Dor in feeding