THE FARM.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 250, 19 October 1904, Page 7

THE FARM.

FAST WALKING? HOUSES. In farm operations that are performed by horses tbe speed at which'they caq travel at the walking gait is very important. The time than can be gained by a fast walking horse over a slow mover will amount to a big savinw in time, and consequently in money during a season. If n. slow team p>ais a- load or draws a plough twenty miles a day, while a more active pair draw the same with as little fatigue twenty-five miles, it will not take them very long to pay for the difference in hheir cost. As most farm work is dene at a walking gait, every farmer should look as carefully to the ability of the horses he breeds and buys along that line as does the producer of speed in regard to the trotting, pacing or running atilitv of the horses he handles. A great deal depends on the training a horse receives in this line, but there is also much to be looked to in the breeding. A horse with a stilted, short gait could not be expected to sire as good walking colts as the horse that walks squat-e. free and active. A horse's disposition and the amount of work he will do "on his nerve" or without urging, also has considerable to do with his ability to get over much ground in a day or a week. The horses with a sleepy, logy disposition should be avoided. WHEELBARROW FOR THE STABLE. Doubtless you often want to save as much litter as possible from the bedding of the stock. The barrow shown herewith will help you to carry it out in tbe sun and return it when dry. It is also

wonderfully conreiiient for moving hay, straw, boxes, barrels and other bulky things. The handles are made of 2* by 3Jin. pine lath, -while the rack is made of lath linch square, with a rim or border of Kin by 2in pieces.