The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-02
KICK OF THE MULE.
Il lie Not Treaohery, but Fear, That
Moves the Springs.

II 10 NoE bEoaVneFyJ put tSaTI tuas
Moves the Springs.
Handled intel1gently, a mule is .
most willing worker, but there are a
few unwritten laws that cannot be
tfansgressed with tmpunity. A mule
VIII seldom make more than two at
tempts 70 move a load. On the first
strain be win throw bis whole force
Into the collar, and mule can pull 20
per cent more In proportion to his
weight than horse. Science Is dumb
at the question whence comes that
latent force which neither horse nor
ass possesses.
After short rest the mule viii make
@ second attempt, but this is seldom as
sustained as tho first II the load still
refuses to move, the team might as
web be unhitched, At times the mules
VIII not even exert enough force ON q
third attempt to move an empty wagon.
Mules are charged with treachery
only By those who have never given
an intensive study to their habits,
Mules defend themselves from that
which they do not understand. They
become accustomed to being harnessed
and embarrassed while colts, and it
Is traditional that a mule never kicks
while being saddled or harnessed. The
beast knows what that means.
But 1t is also traditional that mule
sleeps with one eye open. He IL al
ways alert to what is going on about
him. 1t is never safe to stoop down
suddenly to pick something up behind
or at the side of mule. That is to
him an unexplained action. BE can
not fathom the intent back Of 1t, and
he generally let's fly with one or both
heels by way Of protest
A person who has harnessed and I'm
harnessed Q mule for months may for
get himself and stoop for something
at the animals heels. Then the mule,
docile for 30 many days, begins to kick.
When the luckless driver regains his
senses be imagines the mule had been
waiting craftily all those weeks Just
to get good opportunity to kick him.
Los Angeles Times.
Excellent Rouehage For Horses, Sheep
and Beef Cattle.
Burn no straw this fall.
Every ounce Of straw is always of
value, and this year It VIII be Of great.
er value Than usual
II is needed for livestock, because
the roughage crop is short.
Straw may be used In the feed ration
for horses. sheep and rougher cattle
with silage and small amount of
grain. This cheapeps the ration and
saves good hay and grain for other
uses,
Liberal bedding with straw, If 1t is
plentiful, also increases the amount of
manure to be applied to the soil. Less
OF the fertility elements In liquid ma
nure are lost and bedding with more
costly material is made unnecessary.
The stock are made more comfortable
and hence more productive. The fer
tility value at normal prices Of the fer
tilizer elements amounts to about SO a
ton for wheat straw and "a a ton for
oat straw. At present abnormal prices
this Is increased several times. At
least IS per cent of this should be saved
by proper conservation.
Thrashing straw In the barn or baling
1t before unsettled weather comes are
excellent ways Of conserving. Other
wise straw should be stacked where 1t
VIII be easily accessible for winter use.
Not an ounce Of straw should be burn
ed this fall.-F. W. Peck, Minnesota
Agricultural College