The Republican journal., 1894-02-08

II YOU DO. YoI SHOULD KNOW HOW TO
CARE FOR HIM. HON. JOHN L. RI S>ETi.
TELLS HOW 10 FEED, WATER, DRIVE,
AND Az, EHrAlN MS AGE.
From the Boston j,iobe
Tie report OF the State board Of agri-
culture. which is to bc presented t. the
legislature early in March, will contain an
article on The Horse by John +. Rus
sell Mr.. Russell, in acceptance of an
invitation Of the board Of agriculture de-
livered lecture on '.1he Horse at the
winter meeting of the board. The lecture
was received enthusiastically. and Mr.
Russell was requested W the board To put
ii in form to be published. Mr.. Russell
granted the request by writing the follow
ing:
.'tAll farmers use horses oxen are out
of date, being untitled for the implements
with which we now carry ON the work of
the farm and considerable part Of a
farmer capital must be invested in horses
1T is important to keep them in health
to- get effective service and to make them
last to useful old age. 1t is an old English
proverb that half 4 horse GOES down his
throat. and there is another good proverb,
The breed is i'll the mouth. These say
in@S have a deep meaning. The first is a
declarations that the animal, fron thr Ne
ginning " life must b Vel fe,l. anA The
second tells lis that breed and long ped-
gree are of no avail ii the animal is not IL
good feeder.
.tIhe availability, endurance, condition
ana value even OF fnv Sounaesl ana n'tlll-
any pest q horses dtPehds upon fhr care
lie feTelNeS lfem MA ksNlef lils laliuie,
diseases And carly dtflIne may rs 4 lerElA
traced 70 careless "r ignorant manage
nent.
IT n 9l @iei' lmR9lfanee NJ sANe NM
iufe ah'i hillke 'hN lhos' ~ l}1 ahd N1ll
'iliN NlsW many n "'tl S,a'lt7 .ile plnlt
n ,'i'' h, ', ~ ll ~
and Smell make the atmosphere ID wliieh
the hslse rests and sleeps uuwholeSoine-
Horses are worth more than manure,
and they should enjoy the pure an and
good light Of 4 Well ventilated Stable
Large box stalls are considered lHN-
uiY and advantage | think this Is 4 WIS,
take. | would only use box stall for Il
sick horse Nor would ! haze fhe utn-
mon standing stall too wide. Fanf tNet w
a feM inches more is ample width. Ne
exercise Of horse CIT of door, Should
be regular and constant, and il Will net
ID II DEFEND upon box stalls iul it. Nut
~hoHld horses stand alon litter NI any
Kind Il bedding.
Hay racks which eon>irain Id animal
t" feed NTH Lis head III the Ail ala tn
abNninatian llaYSeea and dnst eontnA-
any initiate Ills eyes. wltrh nre ORGANS of
great deleacy N the horse HAY Should
bo l3at IN he floor 50 THAT lle animal inslv
IeeH iu lG~ natural suSitnn
st~pmie horses fagren ..asilN: ttvN ale
strong. spuna animals of bilious tsmpel3t-
rneni that work without frcttin4 and
Ike It'll iu a guiet MANI ~ucl lal~vS nle
4opd feeders AID uced restraint
'-otAcrs ;lle nerv"Hs.
ht,,,sr I,r.i
ifet oNer ltell troubles. are siNW, relit-
tanf eaters ana popl Niecpcr> ~neh need
encouragement
=" fules can be lald down tor feeding.
ms 4ood stableman Wlll understand Ms
horses observe TAem closely and regulate
ne lpoa ny tie work Il he morse has the
natomy II does not hold more han half
N naeh as he requires Like Ms master,
nc hQlriedlN fills it three times Gay with
matt masticated food. When horse is in
pasture It II nara to liiid him asleep, rs i
eating nearly All me time. liz has no gall
bladdtl, the fluid, as fast as Secr+ed,
passes 20 ITS work, and digestion and as
sanitation 20 on with iir9'tlglous lalldlGN,
' laNe said fAcN aie usuallA Nvcifra-
n vas Nv make lule il would be fa
leett PEI cent. OF horse weight l'el
liehi. unless he WIS engaged III hald wori2,
NVod nay ~lotld Pc liati NJ IhG IallNllS IA
Wel4ht ana the remainder oats II these
are crushed between rollers u bruised,
obey viii be worth 20 per cent. more than
Whole oats.
"~alt iG ROCK form should ha wl4rr rhn
il''i HI ''H Wy y gu ii's s'SAiV' MN''l"
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tn,. bars.e II i l,+i,5.r mi ,.,+t,,;,,,
Ne do MT want IL f,tt.m hn,s.s III ni,gI
u,erl
.,umrseS vill a,ii,l5a ,qr4.,t d4.,l VIZ. ,yat..,l
if juel410ed IN il Ill, Men tba,- ia
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iuut If vaterra iuSt b,.f,,,.s aaf;,,n ~
pecis.ll, NJ rala weatl,rr fhe ten,naf7,t5,r..
NJ tbe stomach IL lu,yA,,,I hnvnna ,ha NV
ocstiye point II IL Nas vl,t xater WI
wants after eatinu he washes the fond nnt