The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-31
Special Arrangements for Care Of
Animals Made by Local Trans
fer LInss-keep Outdoors
In tho Evenings.
DO But HALF A1[ WORK Z;
On The Farms Over the State, Hun
dreds OF Animals Have Been
kiIlsd-sveosatIons Of
Dairy inspector.

The extended hot spell is proving
hard on horses. In the country many
have died. as a result Of becoming
Ioverheated. In the city, conditions
are better. Neither the Sinton or
Cameron transfer companies have
lost any animals yet. This is largely
because of the good care taken OF
| them,
William Sinton stated this morning
that in tho country the farmers often
work horse hard all day, and then
let 1t rest the next day or two, but
keep it on full rations. Then they
take the horse out and work it hard
for a day. The result IS that In
many cases the animal dies. He says,
too, that many farmers feed their
horses corn because it is cheap. Corn
Is a food that heats and is good only
In cooler weather.
| Both Sinton's and Cameron's feed
their horses on an oats diet. This
is more expensive, but it is found to
Eboth stables, special arrangements
have been made to cool of the horses
in the evening.
| At Sinton's the horses are tied in
the street until about / o'clock in the
morning when they are brought into
the barn. At the Cameron barn the
horses are sprayed and kept outside
until about IL O'Clock.
DO but Halt Work.
Mr.. SintOn says that Little more
than half the work done in normal
weather, can be done by the horses
now. At Camerons, they report that
less than three-fourths of the normal
amount of work can be obtained.
Many horses can only work half q
day, too.
Largely because of the precautions
that the two local companies have
taken, is due the fact that not one
animal has died so far in the present
hot spell. For farmers and others.
who may be having trouble. with their
animals on account of the heat, the
following excellent suggestions are
embodied in a statement made by Al
bert Wright, state dairy inspector:
when a human being is overcome
by heat, he IL carried into the shade,
and bathed with water. But horse
sometimes it IL hours before he can
be moved All of this time he lies
In the field, without any shade, and
usually when preparations are made
to drag him into the shade, the AMI
NAL IL dead.
"The mortality among farm horses
this year Ia greater than in any year
that I can remember. Hardly day
passes that farmers do not lose hun
dreds of dollars and from six to a
dozen good horses through the exces-
sive heat.
Rest During Day.
II think that II ! was farming,
should start work as soo,1 as 1t was
| light enough to see in tho morning,
and work until 8 or 10 o'clock. Dur
ing the hottest part of the day my
horses would be in the barn. Then
about 4 or o'clock would start In
again, and work until dark. This,
believe, would greatly decrease the
mortality among farm horses.
Wet Sponge on lead.
There are few very simple pre-
ventatives that could be applied with
out much trouble, and that would also
help in decreasing the terrific death
rate. / have noticed fer3 in Daven.
| port, that number of transfers are
| putting straw hats on their horses
head, IL VIII nelp &reatly 10 prevent
heat prostrations. There are num-
Der of other simple remedies that will
also do the work.
Loss Amounts to Thousands.
Good work horses just now are
worth 5000 to $225 a piece. The loss
of half a dozen horses of that value
day makes the total loss in dollars
and cents amount to quite bit. II
the farmers would take little more
care and do everything in their
power to keep their horses cool,
believe that the mortality among the
animals would be greatly decreased"
Sarah Ellen Denny, who celebrat.
I'D her hundredth birthday anniver-
Esary the other day at her home in
Washington, Ind, gets about without
the aid Of a cane and Is able to read