Argentine Wheat.

Thames Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 20318, 26 May 1938, Page 4

Argentine Wheat.

The final official estimate of the wheat crop from Buenos Aires is 184,000,000 bushels a decrease of 25.8 per cent, on last year.

When Horses go Soft. When horses are regularly at work they are fit and less liable to suffer from chafed shoulders and similar' injuries. The worst thing about farm work from the point of view of the horse, is that it sometimes comes wtih a rush, following a period of comparative inactivity. Horses allowed to run on the pasture in the summer, and only occasionally in harness, will become plump and fat, and to all appearance fit and strong. But are they? The answer is in the negative, for the first hard day’s work in harness will only serve to show how soft they have really become through lack of work. Soft horses must always be driven carefully, and only for short spells at a time, after running for a season at pasture. Shoulder sores in particular are prone to result from too hard work following a period of idleness. Grooming should be attended to, and the horses’ necks swabbed with a very weak solution of malt vinegar and cold water. If the weather is hot and sweating profuse, the collars, as well as the necks, shoulders and manes will require cleaning.