Show RAISING COLTS ON THE FARM FARI flints un 0 tho lir and I 1 inn ing atif colt 1 bily rood good young fillies or mares of cf which there ii good proof that they are not sold by some boino coo else because they art pout bi cedera ur dont breed nt lit nil all and ami the heavier the better breed them to tile the bet within bealli beai h oun don t hesitate about tho the st fee as tile the difference between the best and poorest la is riot more than five dollars to eight dollars winch which is 13 a very bilig slight lit differ ener 0 beav bet een cen the best and poorest colts alft after breeding the anu work her right along carefully caie tully feed well but never gorge A month or two before coaling foaling provide the mare with a good box bos stall and small yard adjoining adjoin iii uy by nil all menus have this yard fenced with braids turn tho the maro mare loose in the box stall at nights and in ill the t ua yard days when she ii 11 riot not at work A few days before artl after foaling coaling feed tile the mire mare very light for fear of sc ulan the coll watch the colt for it few days to see that it toes does not become constipated alter after three or four days if the colt appears all tight right gradually raise the mares feel feed to about all site she will cat up lacall when the colt is a I 1 week or ten tell lays days old you may begin working the mare wonc won very care carefully tully for the first fl few days and do riot not keep the mare from the colt for moi mois s than three hours at a I 1 timo time do not let tile the colt follow the mare under an r circumstances es but let litin him lit in the box stall until lie he becomes rise 0 staying without her and give him tha th run of tho the yard adso when the colt ii about a month old put a fow few oats in til alli box and lio ho av wll il soon learn leam to eat let the mare and colt I 1 un lun in tile tho pasture ai boon as the grass is good keep them along alon in this way until about a month before weaning the colt then you may mav take tho the mare out lit m tire the morning an and not return her till night now gradually increase the tolls LOWS teed lu it about two or three weela you may put the llie mare tit in with ith the colt for an hour or two in tile tho evening then take her out anil and tie lie lier her by herself not returning her to the colt until the next evening ai two or thrive three weeks our colt will bo be entirely weaned without feeling the shock or v worrying orr ying the mare let the colt remain in the box bos stall or yard neo feed two quarts of oats twice a lay day with a bran mash at noon till thice ee times a 1 week feel fee 1 plenty of good hay water three times a d daiy diy ay iy and keep K salt continually before the colt leave tho colt in the yard lit in earing till the tha griss grass is 0 good now some bright inc looming take the colt with an older horse borse to the pasture bring them back to tho the stable at night in two or three days you may take the colt to tin pasture without tile the horse at night tako take him film out a little feed ff cd as this will keep him contented bo be suto that li lis has found water now lie ito may inay reni remain alin in the pasture until tho grass begins begin to fail then lie should have a few oats until about the first of november or december ce niber when lie should bo be taken to a yard with an open shed and be treated about tho the same as lie he was tile tho first winter during tho the next year treat him something as you would your stock cattle letting him run in the pasture during the summer and on blue grass pasture Pastur 3 during the winter feeds feeding g some grain during storms now in regard to break ing in my lay plan is 13 riot not to touch the colt until I 1 am ready to begrin begin spring work then get the colt into the box stall and putting tho the harness on carefully biava till an older horse borso harnessed and lead the colt out and tio tie hun him strongly tron gly to tho the ham liin iii 3 ot of the other borse ono mail take tile lines tine and I 1 another the colts hitch I 1 ow get them to the field is as soon as possible pos sible drive them in tire plowed ground for foi an all hour then hitch chent to a brush made for that purpose repeat tins this operation for a day or two and your colt will bo 60 broken mr baxter at iowa farmers Fai institute |