The record-union., 1892-01-13

protection of whole communities, as the
sources Of food are on the farms.
In all sections and in every town and
village we find persons of sound health
and others diseased. The same rule APP
plies TO animals and even with the aid
and advice Of skillful physicians it is at
times impossible to locate and determine
the nature of some diseases, and il an oc-
caSIonaI disease occurs now and then in
family OF few how much more so are the
liabilities Of outbreaks where hundreds
are together?
The attention Of the reader is invited to
the consideration Of these facts with a
view OF impressing upon each the neces-
slty OF strictly guarding the fiocks against
diseases. When flock has been subject
10 roup, the hens will not again reach
mat condition of health which fits them
as food for humans, for roup is of a scrof-
ulous nature, and though apparent cures
may be effected, yet the birds may not be
IN health. This fact has been demon
strated frequently, and in some cases of
roup the birds show every symptom of
scroIula. The question Isl should
plrds that have been subject to disease, or
which have contracted malignant dis
eases, be marketed after they recover
from their disadvantages" That such
Dlrds can be sold is true, but whether the
farmer is willing to assume all response
TO consider, not that he violates any legal
act, but has he the right to overlook his
moral obligations in selling?
AS a class, farmers Will not sell diseased
animals or birds though an occasional
exception may happen), and they suffer
loss from that cause, but they often I'M
knowingly send animals and birds to
market that are not as healthy as they
should be. To avoid this, to a great ex-
tent, it would be to their advantage to
pen up their fowls for week or ten days
and attempt to tatten them by heavy feed
ing, the result being that the healthy
fowls will show better aDpetites than
those not III as good condition, and
though such q method viii not avoid the
difficulty entirely, yet it will largely as
sist in the shipping of better food in the
shape OF poultry. The higher quality of
the poultry. and the increased prices OBJ
tanned, will more than return to the
farmer any extra labor bestowed or food
allowed, and all classes will be benefited.
Farm and Fireside.
DOCKING HORSES TAILS.
Fashion seems to have performed a
complete revolution in its orbit and has
brought in once more in full force the
cruel and absurd practice of docking
horses tails. Just at present the custom
is III full force, and the unfortunate ami
mails appear with the shortest possible
tails. AS question of beauty, it must
be conceded that there Is a loss instead of
gain. The horses glory, like that OF a
woman, is in his hair. The abbreviated
representatives of the flowing tails are
poor apology for the sweeping locks that
should grace the animal. The proper
lions OF the members are destroyed by
removing the tail. 1t throws the horse
out of balance so that his long neck and
heavy head seem out Of proportion. 1t
produces the effect Of the horse pitching
forward on his nose. The animal when
locked looks harmonious from no point
of view.
The loss of the tail AS a weapon against
flies and other insects that so torment the
horse, peculiarly sensitive in his skin. is
one OF the greatest injuries done him in
the docking process. Again, however
humanely the process Of amputation can
be conducted, it is certain that it is gen
orally an occasion of great cruelty, and
that ignorance is the cause of the inflic-
ton Of great suffering.
One consolation underlies the matter.
1t is that fashion is perpetually changing
and that new generation Of horses may
be spared the intiction. The horse with
locked tail, as he grows DID, viii de-
scend to ignOble use, and when the once
fashionabIy mutilated creature appears
in the lower roles of commercial work
the cultured rider may be willing to ac-
cept nature as the exponent Of beauty
unadorned.-Sci American
BAREFOOTED HORSES.
AS a rule, taking the country at large,
and especially in cities, I know that the
shod horse is the only one that can be
used with safety to his sOundness for any
length of time or economy to his owner
l am not so certain but that, as rule, the
horse in the country would be far better
off unshOd than shod, if proper care were
taken with the boots from colthood to
maturity. True, there are a few DAYS in
winter when slippery roads may be some
hindrance to the successful use of unshOd
horses; but, to offset this, how many
shitClesS farmers pay little attention to
their horses being we'll shod in such
perilOus times. | have known farmers
who owned fine horses who allowed their
shoes to remain on so long that they were
almost imbedded in the hOofS. and one
man actually boosted that his horses are
shOd only four times year. / pitied the
poor blacksmith. but much more the poor
horses. Let such q slack farmer try the
same experiment with one horse and shoe
the other every thirty days, and at the
end of the year let him compare the two
and see what each horse would bring if
put upon the market. Shoe often, and
never have the work done by any but an
expert who has studied the anatomy of
ant horseshoers. Intelligence is required
in shoeing horse as well as in fitting a
person with a comfortable shoe.-Rural
New Yorker.
FARM NOTES.
Small farms make near neighbors.
they make good roads, they make plenty
Of good schools and churches. There is
more money in proportion to the labor.
A correspondent Of an exchange says
H. 1 a
points to look at-length of ear. depth of
grain, smallness of cob. well-filled ends
and a good place to keep it.
A correspondent in the Practical
Farmer recommends giving cows a tea
spoonful Of sulphur once week to make
the cream churn quicker. John Gould,
in the same paper, says it might affect
the blood OF the COW sufficiently to
neutralize the albumen contained in
milk, which is the principal caMe why
cream is tardy in rising.
A Minnesota farmer last season took
drifted snow and put it in the icehouse,
packing each load and wetting il with
water from the well, finishing up each
night with all the water the snow would
take. When full and frozen it was COW
cred with sawdust, the same as ice. The
snow lasted until used up, which was on
September Goth. The verdict was that
'iiOf' '"2 t'AOAOi GO " AebNtAlllS IIC ldI.
Thorough cultivation, with the liberal
use of manure and fertilizers, will make
any farm pay. This is shown by the fact
that the English farmer pays for rent
every year a price that would buy some
farms in this country. He must also
make his own improvements and incur
all expenses, yet he usually makes a
profit because he is compelled to cult
waite thoroughly and to utilize every
square yard of his farm
Hogs have their parasites like other
animals, and they wallow in the mud as
a relief. In the winter, when slush and