The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-09-09
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fertility question.
Never water a horse when he is hot
and tired and then let stand.
A change Of diet is all horse needs
sometimes when he is off his feed.
Wide tires have an important bear
ing upon the question of good roads.
From 81 to SO per cent. Of the corn
crop of the United States is fed to
livestock
The feet OF the road horse will be
sounder if dipped in a pail of water
every day.
Wash the harness thoroughly with
"A good harness soap and, after drying,
oil thoroughly.
Systematic and intelligent manage.
Enent is required to get eggs the year
FOUND from the flock.
BE sure he has mastered one thing be-
fore starting on another.
1t Is said that the temperature of
countries with sandy soils is higher
than those whose soils are Of a clayey
character.
CcourS IN youpy animals can oftou
De checked by wheat -four scorched
and mixed with skim milk and the
yolk of an egg.
Sow the spare field to rye Sown
now it will make good growth before
cold weather and completely cover the
ground for winter.
Form the acquaintance of your colts
early. and keep their confidence by lit
tie tid-bits and an occasional petting.
Begin the training early.
Leaves Of clover hay constitute its
most nutritious part, and for this rea-
son it should be fed in tight hangers,
SO that none of it will be lost.
Silaee is valuable as maintenance
feed for the winter whether the ami
mails are TO be slaughtered Immediate
ly OF carried over for summer graz
ing
Give the work horses a few days off
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accomplish more work when put to it
again than they would without the
rest
The best horse for the farmer is not
- the fast roadster, but the fast-walking
draft horse. In training colts always
put them with the fastest walking
horse you have.
Four things must be reckoned with
IN estimating the value of an animal
dip. namel.- efficiency to destroy para
sites, non-irritating effects. ease of
preparation and cost
Inspect and repair the harness at
truth of the old adage that stitch
i'll time saves nine Nay. more, ii
may save a serious accident
You and wife need a vacation Take
it by going to the state fair 1t will
rest and refresh the body and put new
ideas into Your head. plus the energy
needed TO carry them out.
Why raise weeds when the garden
patch will grow late crops. After the
early vegetables are out of the way
always plan 10 put in something else
that will do we'll in the late fall.
The stock need salt. Don't trust
your memory to feed it to them at in
tervals. Have it in a receptacle to
which they will have access at all
Eimes. They will only eat what is
good for them.
The tuberculin test as now used is
considered by some Of the more con-
sentative agricultural experts as little
n. a
result thousands OF perfectly healthy
COWS are and have been sacrificed
ueedlessly.
Look at the horse carefully before
buying. Watch him standing as we'll
as in motion. If sound he will stand
firmly and squarely on his limbs with
out moving. except when he has very
high life He will be fat on the
ground with legs plump and naturally
poised. If one foot is thrown forward
and toe pointed TO the ground with
heel raised. or if foot is lifted disease
of the nayicular bone may be suspect
cd or at least a tenderness which is
liable 10 develop into serious disease.
If the foot is thrown out. toe raised
and heel brought down. the horse has
suffered from laminitis. founder. or
the back sinewS are Sprained: he will
prove worthless. Ii feet are drawn to-
gether. beneath the horse it indicates
a displacement of limb and weak dis
position OF the muscles If horse
stands with feet spread apart. or strad-
dies with his hind legs. there is weak
ness of the loins and the kidneys are
IiSordereG. If knees are bent and
tremble, the horse has been ruined BY
heavy pulling. You run great risk in
buying horses with contracted or badly
formed hoofs. 1t is always safest to