Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-16

"A horse II q valuable asset, ana
should receive the best care possible!
He should be well fed, comfortably
stabbed, carefully groomed and clipped
In the early spring. II he Rscsavss
these attentions be will work well and
improve in value. 4 horse Lives under
artificial conditions. In his villa state
he required none Of these attsAt1ons.
for he was able to look ont Ter hlnoelf.
The domesticated animal, being vostso
under conditions that are in thonselIse
artificial, must be kept IN condition Tor
such work.
The clipping Of 4 horse In tAe early
spring 10 now conceded ~ all tt LEAD
ing veterinarians to b. a. ea1atial =
4 horses well being as shooting him or
giving him a comfortable bed to lie on.
Farmers in England and France have
been clipping their horses for many
years. and American farmers are net
slow to realize is advantages. =
clipped horse dries out rapidly after .
hard days work, and win rest s00fortt
ably and be refreshed for the WORK the
following day. An unclipped hcrss -
liable to catch the heaves, pneunonia
ana all sorts OF colds, rheumatfsm. etc.
More especially is this 10 In the eaHly
spring, when his hair II long and =
is soft" II worked hard hs Will Per.
spire freely and the moisture will ~
held by his long hair, and the food thai
should 20 to nourish him Will ~ used
to nplenish the heat that il being con.
stanfy taken from his, body By IN
mass Of cold wet hair. II clipped, tAs
Precipitation will evaporate alnost ~
soon as secreted, and when put In thu
stable he rests comfortably and hti
food Ices him good.
Some years ago a Buffalo street car
company tested the value Of clipping
in the following manner They owned
500 horses, and $50 of these wers
clipped early in the spring and 10
were not clipped. A careful record Wa
kept Of results, and 1t was found that
Of the $50 unclipped norses 153 wera
amicted with coughs and pneunoniA
while OF the $50 clipped not one casa
Of sickness was reported
A man would not expect TO enjoy
very good health II no did hard manual
work clothed with heavy underwear. .
heayy suit and q fur overcoaS and
a1tsr perspiring freely, ~ be naturally
would, 20 to sleep without rs9svins
! sans. It IL Just - ridiculous . sxDsct
horse to b In perfect hsaltA u
worked under the same conditfoas.
II you would get the bsst ressrna
from POUR investment In your hsese
treat him right, and be sure Ana cii1
him In the early spring.
A drst-cIass horse-clipping machine
can b bought at nearly any hardware
store for less than $7.OO."-Horss Re
cieso.
Willins % obliEe.
"Say,r queried the butchers assist
ant, "can I get i quarter from you thi
msrning?"
well, you've struck me pretty early
replied the Texas steer b I'll let yot
have one As soon a. I IN dressed
WseeA knewtng sfs3s
that Allcock's are the original and
emily genuine porous pIasters; all otAa
eo-called porous plasksrs are Imitation
Marriage - an Institutien.
The historical facts concerning mar
| eiaSeas an institution are probably only
vaguely known to the majority of peo-
| ple, most OF whom would dpubtlses -
| surprised to learn that the institutjons
Is We know It today, II less than oO0
years old. Histories OF the masslage
| ceremony show that e was not eolena-