. The standard cyclopedia of modern agriculture and rural economy, by the most distinguished authorities and specialists under the editorship of Professor R. Patrick Wright ... ecently clippedhorses should be clothed, both for warmth andto prevent the too rapid growth of the hairagain, and they should be kept moving by theowners instructions if compelled to wait about in cold or wet weather (see Cataerh). Handclippers are commonly used in the single-horsestable, but the work is much more quickly per-formed by power machines, of which there aremany upon the market. The custom of leav-ing the le
. The standard cyclopedia of modern agriculture and rural economy, by the most distinguished authorities and specialists under the editorship of Professor R. Patrick Wright ... ecently clippedhorses should be clothed, both for warmth andto prevent the too rapid growth of the hairagain, and they should be kept moving by theowners instructions if compelled to wait about in cold or wet weather (see Cataerh). Handclippers are commonly used in the single-horsestable, but the work is much more quickly per-formed by power machines, of which there aremany upon the market. The custom of leav-ing the legs of hunters and some other horsesundipped is recommended as a preventive ofmud fever and cracked heels. Cattle of long-haired breeds, when put into byres or boxes tofatten, are very apt to perspire profusely andto lose some weight in doing so. To preventthis, the hair of the neck, back, and shouldersis frequently clipped by hand, and the animalsare thus rendered more comfortable and thrivebetter. [h. l.] Clips (on Shoes). See Shoes and Shoeing. Clisiocampa neustria (the LackeyMoth).—The Lackey Moth caterpillars are oftenvery harmful to fruit and forest trees. Apple,. Lackey Moth {Clisiocampa neustria) 1, Cluster ol eggs. 2, Caterpillar, about one-third longerand wider than nat. size. 3, Moth. cherry, plum, and pear suffer most. The mothsappear in August; they are reddish to yellowishbrown, with two pale or darker transverse lineson the front wings, densely hairy thorax andabdomen; wing expanse of female 1 to 1^ in., ofmale 1 in. The eggs are laid in bands aroundthe years growth of wood, and hatch in Apriland May. The caterpillars form a tent of silk,beneath which they live until nearly mature,when they wander over the trees. They arebluish-grey, with orange, white, and red stripesWitt rusty hairs, and reach 1^ in. By Julythey are all mature, when they spin a whitecocoon of silk, with scattered hairs and a yel-lowish powder, amongst leaves, twigs, &c., andthen change to dark
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