The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
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I dairy stable is always desirable, and
for this purpose there are few things.
that excel sawdust 1t is really the
only way that it can be preftably
utilized, anyhow. 1t does not contain
fertilizing matter enough to justify
Its application to the soil, unless
mixed with other materials. Applied
alone in large quantities when fresh
and green, its effect upon the soil
would, in all probability, be detri-
mental. Spread very sparingly, it
might occasionally result in some
good, but hardly enough so to make 1t
pay. And as to using it for mulch
around fruit trees. that is simply out
of the question. 1t makes excellent
bedding for cows, since, owing to its
absorbent qualities, it keeps them
almost perfectly clean. Dry sawdust,
in fact, will absorb about three times
its weight of liquid manure, and
when thus enriched it constitutes,
along with the solids, first-class fer
tilizer, being easily shoveled and
readily spread when hauled to the
field. Horse manure, on the other
hand, needs complete saturation and
compactness to keep well, and for this
reason very little sawdust should be
mixed with it. Another reason why
horses should not be bedded with
sawdust is that 1t is liable to make
their hoofs dry and brittle.-F. o. s.,
In the Epitomist.
MANAGEMENT OF OUR HORSES.
Firmness, kindness and patience
are three of the essential elements
In the makeup of any one who is a
success in handling horses. Without
the first, man would naturally be
failure. The condition of the horse
when under the subsection of man is
unnatural, although no domestic an
imal submits to its surroundings
more cheerfully and gracefully. To
control horse perfectly, the one do
ing it must be master of the situa-
ton under all circumstances; a firm
man will prevent disasters where
faint one would fail. When horse
is to be brought under subsection it
must be done by conquering his will
and not his strength. 1t would in
deed be dismal failure if the re-
verse were true; now as to kindness,
the more of this the better, no horse
or any animal was ever spoiled or in
jured by kind treatment. There is
no animal upon the mind of which
kindness will make greater impress
sion than upon that of the horse. Now
in regard to patience; no man with
out patience can hope for success in
handling horses. The man who can
patiently develop the good traits of
an animal and discourage the vicious
ones has it within his power to
change the horse of bad habits into
one that will be valuable. These
points are certainly apparent to
every thinking man and should be ac-
quired. IL not already possessed, by
all who have the management of
horses to look after.-Louis Campbell
in the Epitomist
DOES NOT DEPEND UPON FEED.
That all does not depend upon the
feed may be tested by feeding two
cows alike, the one COW from milk
producing breed and the other COW
(bought to replace a dry COW, per-
haps), and the well-bred COW will
give much more on the same allow
ance of food, and she will not take
up more room, will not entail greater
labor and her calves will be more
valuable 1t does not pay the farmer
to keep poor animal when the same
food required for her support will
keep a better one. A good COW
should also have good appetite, for
the more food she eats the greater
her yield of milk-Home and Farm.
KICKING COWS.
Take. snap ring, attach half
inch cord about dozen feet in
length. put the snap in the kicker's