Graham guardian., 1903-11-06
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and the Gandlun' coming With It;
sponge his face, eyes, nostrils, mouth
and around Cnus and sheath when he
comes in sweary. Do moi allow him t1
Crink a large quantity of water when
lot-a swallow or two will suffice, and
the full drink should be given later
when lie las cooled or. Always give
the water first and the food when that
has been taken and when he has had
Time TO rest and cool off. advises Live
Stock Report. Nothing is to be gained
by watering and feeding Il warm "i.;! !
tired horse. The noon hour Is shorten
ed by such practice, but so Is the life
or usefulness Of TIE horse. ! pays to
rest him at noon and remove his har-
ness. lie will work better and longer
and Lave less trouble from sore shoui-
tlsrS and neck where this Is done. He
will not pant and sweat so much when
hardened on oats and treated MS above.
and when the hot spell comes he will
20 through the day without going
down." 'pctcrlnG OUT or having the
sweat stop OIL him." us so often hap
pens TO corn fed. badly managed
horses. But in the hot weather 1t IL
not enough to water him at noon and
night. The brown jug in the cool mud
Of the slough should be for him as
nucn as for the driver. He wants and
deserves sip of cold water now an1
then as much as does the man and
s..ould lave 1t. and If there Is little
oatmeal In 1t so much the better when
work is hard and the weather hot.
out All Winter.
In speaking of Al noted shire stallion
whose second crop of foals won over
MY prizes. including several champi-
Dnsliips. the London Live Stock Jour
nal says: lie is kept out all winter In
natural condition especially for stud
purposes. And no doubt this has e.
lot to do with his success at the stud.
Kept out al winter in the mild eli.
mate of England Goes not signify that
such should be the rule here. but plen-
ty OF outdoor exercise when idle and
plenty OF oats all the time will make
stallion valuable f anything in the line
of care and feeding will Go It.
American Mules In South Africa.
\ message recently published by the
press states that the British govern
mcnt has decided that TIE American
mule is needed to rehabiiitlte the
Transvaal and Orange River colonies
in South Africa. 1t is stated that the
total number of mules required Is 60.
TOO. and tie price is to be S!Gi.GG. or
uround f35 per head. TEis means to-
tnl payment Of $!0,00o030 for the
mules. Tho animals are to b. contract
nd for in "lots TO suit the require
mcnts Of tl.2 an critics In South Afri-
ca and will be shipped about LOCO at Il
time from New Orleans after inocula-
tion. II will he recalled. says Breeders
Gazctte. that during the Boer war the
United Kingdom maintained Il large
establishment ut Lathrop. Mo-. where
horses and mules were inoculated. and
1t is considered probable that tie same
remises will be utilized again. 1t was
found that the danger of death during |
ncclimatiOn was greatly lesssn9d when |
The horses and mules were inoculated |
before shipment. From the statement |
of price it would appear that the nten-
tion Is to purchase good. big. sturdy |
mules that will be able to do n lot OF |
work in the subduing Of the ground.
AGriculturaly speaking. the British
South African colonies are possessed of
great possibilities. and with American
a., I,,, ,,Ja - hn
should not lie long before IN eXporta.
BILE surplus of grain and meat will b"
Forthcoming. Meantime continued
for the American mule
Breeder seems clearly in sight.
Teaching 10 BacIS.
G.. +. +. wants some one to tell him
how TO teach a colt to back in harness
My way is TO stop load of any kind
on side Llll. Don't drive up II long
Lill. just few steps up, and let him
l:oid it with horse you can depend or
10 back or 30 ahead when told. When
be looks tired, ask him to back and 1t
the same time give him II short. quick
Jerk with the rcins. always while st
ting In tue wagon Then loosen the rein
he steps back or not. After
sitting a few seconds give another jerk
loosen the rc.nS and give him
lots of time to think whether it Is no.
best 10 let the load go back and not
I.old it. If you succeed in getting him
10 take u few steps back, then go u III
lie farther up TIE hill and give HIM
lots CT time to hold the load. then trg
is before. If you get him to back, don't
Isk Him to back uuirss you know the
,ther horse can back the wagon alone
w. II. Eiler in Stoclimar and Farm
,r.
High Prices For Yca:Iings.
1t Is thought that The average prices
or ycarIingS from the successful studs
his season will break all American
records. The heavy harness horse
never ranged so high in value. There
we're never SO few of the really coed
iinds for safe nor so many men after
hem. There is not one well known
lrnlcr In such high priced conmod!'
ieS who has not untitled orders on
land, Drafters are needed III about
he proportion of two to one TO the
upply. Perhaps the ratio Is larger
Energy UHed In TiEhtiaE F:icS. 7
a statistical genius has figured II :,
lut that 20 per cent of the energy IN
horses allowance OF oats goes &c. .
ward chewing ard diSesting the grain Il
md t!w. 10 per cent more Is taken up
u Eghtng C!es In the stall. This is
TO apply to horses whose tails
Iavc been allowed TO retain their ucr. i