Oklahoma Farmer (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 9, 1904 Page: 6 of 16
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OKLAHOMA FARMER, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9. 1904.
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JBY THE EDITOR, GUTHRIE. OKLA.
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About Horses.
Never cut the bars of a horse's foot.
For a coughing horse wet .as hay
and not his oats.
Never let your horse stand facing
a cold wind. •
Always feed light when changing
feed.
When training a horse in a barn,
* • have carriages and all objects remov-
ed. only those that you are using.
Use very few words woth the .horse,
but have them thoroughly understood.
Be earnest and prompt, but not
harsh.
Always approach a strange horse
near the shoulder.
Never pat or caress a horse on -e
head; always pat him on the shoulder.
Think of some person coining up ly
you and patting you on the head,
what would you do?.
Teach your horse before whipping,
any more than I would take off my
overcoat in winter.
Never have your horse's tail cut off.
He needs it to swjtch flies with in"the
.summer. Any8man that will order uiis c
to be done should serve five years .11
the state penitentiary.
The best feed for horses—good oats,
good hay, pure water. Never give
over twelve quarts a day.
Always see that your wagons are
greased twice a week.
See that all. collars are properly
cleaned after using, in order to prevent
gall and neck sores.
When using your saddle in a storm,
see that the blankets are properly
dried before using again.
Always haVe the collar fit your
"horses properly.
In the wintertime be very careful
and not put'a cold iron bit in- your
horse's mouth. Think of yourself and
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scenes in the ('veeK N^ttion, Indian lenitorj.
and, when you whip, do it to frighten,
not to enrage him.
..ever jump from a wagon whin
your fiorse is running away.
Always exercise sound judgment by
purchasing a horse saited to the busi-
ness you require of him. Some horses
are good saddle horses, but might not
make good cart horses.
„ If your horse cribs—sell him.
Who buys a horse jieeds a hundred
eyes.
Always try before you buy.
Use your own judgment and nevers
tSke over's opinions.
Your first thought is always the best.
Never spare time or labor to relieve
a suffering animal. Remember he is
®a dumb brute and cannot talk to you.
In treating a disease that-a hor;~e
may have never spare a hair to do your
work faithfully for the noble animal
Never have-a blEtcksniifh put a red
hot shoe on your horse's foot.
Always patronize the best horsv
shoer of your city. It is one of tfi-
greatest professions known today.
Do not overload yo'.ir animal.
Have your horse's snoes reset every
four weeks.
over soak a hor0ses-rt>et
..ever clip a team horse. Driving
horses can be clipped if their owners
win see that they are properly caret
for, "lit I do not approve o. clipping
Stands Against a Stampede
A drove cannot drive through it—buH-headed butting won t down
it There is ample strength in every strand to stand the strain in
ELLWOOD FENCE
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A fence that .keeps its strength
and stands for years. Being
the largest fence manufacturers
in the world, mining our own
ore from our own mines, oper-
ating our own furnaces and
!«mcb "mills—in fact, doing it all from
raw product to finished fence,
enables us to save every cent
savable in the production of a
good fence. A reliable dealer
. in every town handles and
guarantees our fences. Vou should go to him and let him explain the merits
of.ELLWOOO FENCE before buying any other kind.
Our Free Fence Book tells a lot you sliould know about a good fence. Send for it.
AMERICAN STEF.L & WIRE Cfl., Dept. 134, Chicago, New York, Denver, San Francisco
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you will have sympathy for the dumb •
brute.
Use .as little edioine as possible,
but prevent sickness in your horses
by giving them the proper care and
attention.
Give your horse which works hard
ethrough the day a good bed to sleep
on.
The curry comb and brush, well used
tVice a day, is as good as three
quarts of grain.
Feed your horses regular. Water
them often when doing hard work m
very warm weather.
Give bran mashes twice a week.
Use only the best of hay. It is the
cheapest in the end.
Have horses shod as light as possi-
ble. Never use over six nails in the
front feet and five nails in the hind
feet fgr all light, driving or saddle
horses.
. When breaking af horse, use® as light
a break wagon as possible.
Mfike ycfur lessons short.
. Never Nse your itynper. Always have
plenty of patience.
Never drive fast down hill.
l et year horse walk up the hill.
l et him go on the level.
When you are coming down a drive
and your horse is very warm, let him
stand five minutes* and steam® before
you put a blanket on him.
Before leaving blm for the night,
change blankets a dry one for the
wet one. Nine-tenths of the diseases
of horses are causd from thir not
having the proper care.
11 you have a heavy horse, sell
him.
Never put a horse to hard work
until he is five years old.
Never pack your horse's feet.
Never aiiow a blacksmith to sand-
paper your horse's feet.
Never allow oils of any kind to b
placed .on the outside of a horse's hoot',
as if closes the pores. In order to
keep a horse's feet in good order and
free from disease, take a pail full of
salt water and wasn his legs, from his
knees, down, three times a week.
Where your, horse's foot is- con-
tracted or the frog has become haj-1
and dry use poultice.
Can a cribbing horse be cured? No.
Can ringbone be cured? No.
Can spavin be cured? Not after they
have become seated.
Can heaves be cured? No.
Can shoe boils be cured? No.
Can blindness be cured? No.
Can nervicular lameness be cured ?
Not after standing.
Can splints be cUred? No.
' Do you aprovq of thecondition pow-
ders? Yes, if made fresh every spring
from receipts given in my book. Con-
dition powders that lie in stores for
five or ten years are not very valuame.
The strength of the medicine must be
"gone. I would advise all horse owners
not to.waste their money in buying
such trash.
Can contracted feet be cured? No.
Can sprung knees be cured? No.
Can curb be cured? No.
Can bog spavin be cured?. No.
oan a- corn from long standing na
.cured? No.
Wean ins Rations for Colts.
« The young colt should be kept grow-
• ing all the time. Thfere is nothing bet-
ter for promoting growth than cow's
milk that has been skimmed. Most
colts could be taught to' drink milk
without much trouble especially if
they have learned to eat bran mash
while running with their dams.
Crushed oats and good wheat bran
mixed make an excellent grain ration
for growing foals. Some mix it in
equal proportions, but most prefer two
pjnts of oats to one of bran.
WThen crushed oats cannot be ob-
tained, mix the bran with whole oats
in the proportion named. It is more
economical to feed crushed oats than
'w ole ones, especially if tne colt eats
so fast that he swallows some of
grain whole, as in such cases n onutri-
ment is derived from those that are
not masticated. ® ® m „
They are voided whole just as swal-
lowed. Crushed oats are more rea'.i.y
digested and *none that pass into th«
stomach are wasted.
A spoonful of ground flaxseed addtd
to each grain ration tends to keep the
bowels in excellent condition and gives
a rich gloss to. the coat. It is also a
good idea to teach the. fool to eat ap-
ples, potatoes and carrots.
They should be suced into very snrill
pieces, and it may. be necessary to
sprinkle a little lne eajf. or better still,
a little granulated sugar over them ai
first in order to induce him to eat
them. ..
It is very important to keep colts
free from lice aifd worms. If hens are
kept in the vicinity of the stalls, the
colts should be carefully and frequent-
ly examined to see that they do not
become infested with the annoying
parasites. The four tilings that should
„e most carefully guarded against are
lack of exercise, . lice, worms and
thrush.
Famous Range Steer.
Alpine, Tex., Nov. 2.—The big white
steer which was known to the cowmen
and otheYs in west Texas on account of
the peculiar bland which it bore on Its
left side and the tragedies in which it
had played a passive, but important part,
is dead. The death recalls a series of the
startling* murders" in this region. The
stetr w is an outcast for twelve years. It
roamed the range at will. Many are the
lonely travelers to whom it brought a
chill of trrror when they caught sight of
the words which were branded in large
letters across the length of its left side.
These words were: "Murder. 18S9." Judge
Van Sickle of this place is familiar with
the tragic incidents in the life of this
remarkable steer. He said:
"In January. 1889, a big roundup took
place on the Leon Cipa ranch, in Brew-
ster county. There were many cowboys
in this roundup and some were desperate
characters. A dispute aros- between H.
H. Powe and Fine Gilliland as to the
ownership and branding of a certain year,
ling. The two men fought a desperate
duel at close range with six-shooters.
Powe was one-armed. Gilliland killed
Powe, mounted a horse and tied to es-
cape ihe vengeance of the cowboys) who
had taken sides with Powe. The year-
ling was roped and branded: 'Murder,
isx9.' and then turned loose on the range.
"Six weeks'after the killing two.mem-
bers of a ranger squad, John Putnam jnd
T. T. Cook, started on a scout for Fort
Stockton. In the mountains they came
face to face witlt Gilliland. In the fight
Cook ' was wounded and Gilliland was
killed where he fought behind his dead
horse .
"Putnam and Cook ware surveying the
scene of the late hattle when 'a white
steer walked out of a bunch of scrubby
live oaks and sniffed at Gilliland's body.
As the animal turned to walk away the
two rangers saw the brand, 'Murder,
1889,' on its left side. That steer waft
more than seventy-five miles from where
it was branded and turned loose six
months before.
"Some time before Gilliland's death,
"Jeff" Webb, a nephew of Gilliland, left
Alpine with a pet bear. The morfting
following his dead body was found on
the road towards Fort Davis. Gilliland
suspected that Webb had been killed by
Sam, Taylor, a desperado. One night not
long after this, 3'aylor was killed in
the back room of a saloon at Alpine
playing poker by someone who fired a load
of buckshot through the window. He
ieanejl forward over tho table, the cards
still grasped in his lifeless hand. He
had just won a pot with aces and eights,
which was thereafter known as a0'dead
man's hand.' In after years the outcast
steer was seen at night standing med-
. itatlvely near the window of that saloon.
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