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Show HORSE NOTES. Growing colts should be given a light ration of grain daily. Well-drained earth iloors are better for horses than plank or concrete. w m r Horscb which have fret access to salt at all times are not very susceptible suscep-tible to worms. As a remedy or preventive of constipation, con-stipation, oil meal or ground flax seed should he fed occasionally. . . e While horses when idle do not need as much feed as when working, they should nevertheless be given grain every day. Do not allow the colts to remain out in the stormy weather. At the same time let them run out as much as 'possible. Horses can rest on straw or sawdust, saw-dust, 15u t they can not be comfortable Dii corn cobs any more than a man can. Keep the stalls clean. In trimming the foot of the colt do not use the knife unless absolutely necessary. Use the rasp. See that the feet are always leveled up. . 0 |