The record-union., 1894-09-18

ridden until his strength is exhausted and
the animal must give up. These rough
methods very frequently spoil the mouth
OF the horse, and without good mouth
we can never have a good saddle-horse.
And then, again, the temper is often
hopelessly spoiled, and many of the
busted bronchos" are cruel buck jump
ers to the end.
Rarey, the great horse-trainef had
three cardinal principles upon which he
worked. First, that horse is SO consti-
tuted by nature that he will not offer re-
slstance to any demand which he fully
comprehends, if made in a way consist
ent with nature. Second, that he has no
consciousness of his strength beyond his
experience, and can be handled according
10 mans will, without notice. Third, that
man can in compliance with the laws of
the horses nature, by which he examines
all things new TO him, take an object,
however frightful, provided it does not
int1ict pain, around or over or on the
horse without causing him to fear.
The world long ago accepted the first
two OF these principles without reserve,
and the third with limitations.
GRINDING AND COOKING FOOD.
The principal advantagein in either grind
ing or cooking the food for hogs is that it
makes 1t more easily masticated, and in
consequence it will be more thoroughly
dlgested and assimilated. With all am
mails, whether ieeding for growth or to
fatten, 1t IS the amount of food that is di-
gested or assimilated that is OF benefit,
and II feeding TO secure the best results 1t
is very important to Iced in a way that
will Secure the most perfect digestion and
assimilation.
Soaking the grain softens it; grinding
makes II much easier to soften, while
cooking thoroughly softens more than
anything else. Another advantage is that
II ground much better opportunity is
offered of combining and supplying in
this way more complete ration.
The question TO determine is whether
the gain secured is sufficient to pay for
the labor of grinding and cooking and
with reasonable profit on the capital in
vested in the outfit? On many farms are
sweep mills that will grind corn and
small grain either alone or mixed to-
gether. A mixed ration of this kind
gives the best results in feeding, and
when every advantage must be taken to
make the most OF the food, grinding the
grain will make a better saving.
One advantage in grinding is that the
work can be done at times when it will
least interfere with the other farm work.
With cooking, however, the work must
be done every day, and on this account
will interfere considerably more with the
reg ular work OF the 1artn.
This is one reason why many farmers,
after trying 1t, have abandoned 1t. The
gain is considerable, and while the work
OF cooking is not so great, it interteres so
much with the farm work that ii Is grad
ually abandoned.
But the grinding can be arranged so
that 1t will not interfere materially with
the farm work and can often be done to a
good advantage and especially so with the
breeding and growing animals.
THE WORLDS WOOL PRODUCT.
Few people realize the enormous in
crease III The wool product of the world -
says the Country GeRtLemdn. "Wool is
cheaper now than it ever was before, but
1t is also true that never in any previous
age did so large proportion of mankind
wear woolen clothing as they do at the
present time. The Treasury Department
is compiling statistics on the wool pro-
duct III the various countries, from which
we condense some interesting facts. In
1861 the wool product OF the United
States was 60,264.9l3 pounds, and con-
sumption So, 1886 pounds. In 1870 the
wool product had grown to l62,0O0,0 00C
pounds, and consumption to 209, 600, 00U
pounds. In 1892 our wool product was
244, ,OO0,OOO and consumption 439 000. .00C
pounds. This shows all increase in
thirty-two years OF 3S7 per cent. in pro-
| The report says that in 1891 the number
OF sheep and lambs in Great Britain was
returned at Is, $50, ,334.
The wool clip in 1890 was placed al
l3S, 900 pounds, and in 1892 at 153, 900,
900. This points To a profitable attempt
| 10 improve the breed of animals and the
weight and quality of the fleece. In 1860
the worlds product OF wool was go, 900,
900 pounds, in 1880 it was 1926, 900, ,O0C
pounds, and in 1889 it was l,950,000 ,0OC
| pounds. Europe is decreasing it's wool
production. North America increased
from ll0, 900, 900 pounds in 1860 to $50. 600,
| 200 pounds in 1889. The largest increases
were in Australia, from $4,000, coo pounds
in 1860 to 450, ,0U0 pounds in 1889: Rio
Plata from $4,000, 900 in 1860 TO $4,000, ,0OC
in 1889. These statistics are interesting
for they show what competition Ameri-
can wool-growers have to meet. But il
is probably true that the low prices ol
wool the last year or two have check ed
the increase of sheep everywhere. 1t is
not alone in this country that large num-
bers OF good sheep have been sent to the
butcher instead of being kept tor breed.
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