The Columbus journal., 1896-06-24
Disposition Of tho Horse.

There can be little doubt that the
mental qualities. and therefore the gen.
eral temperament and disposition. OF
the horse are as truly matter OF
heredity as his external conformation.
Vicious sires or dams very commonly
beset foals which inherit their un,le-
sirable propensities. 1t is fortunate.
however, that good qualities are inner
tied or transmitted with the same fire.
quency as bad ones. In selecting a
sire, therefore, care should be taken
to avoid those which are ill-tempered.
Something should be known of their
temper. as we'll as of their pedigree.
The shape, style, and action of the
travelling stallion that enters a new
district are apparent, and therefore
readily assessed by a good judge at
their worth, while often little is known
of his temper, whether good or bad.
We have seen horses notoriously vic
ious freely patronized in rural districts
on the strength of their good looks
and grand style of moving, and with
bad results in large number of cases;
also horses of a most docile. tractable
nature followed by progeny of like dis
position.-London Live Stock Journal
Painting to kepel Borers.-Insects
are so largely guided by the sense of
smell that anything which disguises the
odor of their favorite food or places
for depositing eggs is likely to serse
az protection by throwing them of the
track. Painting with white paint in
which a little carb0lic acid has been
used to mix the paint has been found
an effectual preventative of the attacks
of. the peach tree b0rer. The trunk
should be painted to a height of two feet
or more. and the earth should be
scraped away SO as to paint several in
ches below the surface This earth
should be replaced after the paint has
dried. The odor of carbolic acid in
paint remains a lcng time. and one
painting a year will probably be suffi-
cient protection. 1t is possible, how
ever. that the borer finding the peach
trunk disguised near the ground, may
take to laying eggs up higher. 1t might
be even necessary to paint the trunk
in that case as far as where the limbs
branch out.-Ex.
Iowa Swine Breeders.-The annual
meeting of the Iowa Swine Breeders
association and natural expert Judges
of swine will be held at Des Moines.
Iowa, June 9 and 10, 1896. Headquar-
ters will be at the Savcry hotel.
Wednesday will be devoted to scoring.
For this a large tent has been secured.
to be comfortably seated and especially
arranged for the occasion. Parties hav-
ing subjects for scoring should at once
notify the secretary. Programs out in
due time. Prospects are encouraging
for reduced railroad rates. George s.
Prime, Secretary. OskalOosa, Iowa.
Value of Drainage.-Thcrough drain
Ing with tile will often cost as much
as the present worth of the land, but
when the work is once properly done,
1t is done forever. The Mississippi
Station fields which have been tile
drained have increased their annual
yield fully so per cent as result of
the work, and such drains will be found
a profitable investment on all soils
which remain wet until late in the
spring on account of their compact
subsoil, or which are rendered heavy
and sour" by continuous seepage from
surrounding hills.
Extreme Tendencies.-Thet tendency
in recent years has been to grow beef
cattle and mutton sheep rather than
dairy and wool breeds in many parts
of the country. Those who pursue a
middle or opposite course are apt to
find an increasing demand. One ex-
treme is usually followed by its op-
posite.-Ex.