The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-10

taking proper care Of expensive ma
chinary, and TOO Frequently The criti-
icism IS Just: but i Is Question
whether more Is not LOST every yen
ON the ayerage farm ySthe igilogs
ant Of careless eatIlent q horses.
than BY leaving binders and nlowegs3
and other inps expcse ID thy.
weather IN "a corner OF thestield OF In
the back yard says the Country
Gentleman. The profit of iarn.l q de-,
ponds Just as the proat 81 other I'M
d dstIItstries, on the value, Of The product
over ana above the cost oi rs pro
.ductiom In farming, raaspfac suring
and indeed In practically all forms Of
human activity. one Item that must
be reckoned in With the cost Of pro-,
diiction Il waste. In most things
Some waste Il unavoidable but the
intelligeht man is always striving to
minimize tt as much as possible.
The waste IN the Improper care Of
n Lt1 y hot SO apparent as IN SONG
!. o..hef thinssa ra1-heie ~ 2 gram
pm pm, tor 1nslance-nnt T. y none me the
less real y you give g morse quart
~ oats Gay more thansS pest Ior
MN, you waste the oats 1ast as much
as II you mad FED them to3the rats.
un1ihtelteent care o. horses produces
waste VAST m at-ieast three ways. IN me
nFst pace 9 morse wnicn = not prop.
cry cry taken care o. requires more teea.
than otnerWise. IN the second place
9 morse not properly taken care OF
VIII 40 less gork IN 9 given time
oven though consuming more ICED.
n the third place the value o. 9
morse Improperly taken care OF VIII
saecilne more rapidly even tnougn y
actually does less work and con-
sumes more iced. THIS decline IN
value may ana IN tact very often
docs go 70 the extent OF total de-
stfuetlon OIL YaIae-ehe morse DIES OF
becomes useless
1t may be said here, that q horse Is
seldom or never killed by overwork
or oyerdriving, When this accident
Is supposed 10 happen. the truth is
that the horse had been Improperly
cared for either before the work or
after It. What a horse can stand in.
the way Of work depends upon his
general condition, his special con-
dltion at the time he is nut to work
and the care given him otter tho
work is over And It is safe TO say
that no ordinary farm task, even at
tho busiest season and under the
most trying conditions Of weather. is
enough 10 kill or ruin a sound horse
Il he is properly cared for.
In the proper care OF the horse the
first essential Is comfortable stable,
The absolute warmth Of the stable is
not SO important as its freedom from
drafts. Next to these, damp is the
worst stable enemy Of the horse.
Next to these two enemies come inn
proper floor and managers. A wooden
floor, that drains properly but that
has no uncomfortable slant or in
qualities, is The best, and though it
costs more for repairs than cement
floor II is mcst economical in the end.
Plenty OF good dry bedding, man,
ger that can be eaten out Of easily
and that can BIO kept perfectly clean,
and a halter strap long enough to let
the horse lie down in comfort are es-
scntlal. Stables should be as light
as possible. All disease germs pre-
fer the dark. and flies do not object
to 1t as much as is commonly sup
posed. Flies should be combated by
keeping the stable very clean, by
screening the windows. and by the
use of a good Shy-dope" when neces-
sary,. If a horse, is not being used
every day, 1t should be allowed a
short run in the yard whatever the
weather, and to horses that arc not
in constant use, the box stall, is Z
very desirable luxury.
After the stable comes the feed.
Most farmers give their horses too
much hay. The proper quantity de-.
ponds OF course on the size Of the.
horse, the work he is doing, and the
auo1tk,, NaP fha ha,J ftaa1f fThnra IN