Show N COLT BY HAR D WORK necessary on av average er 13 farm aarm where mother falls to supply milk needed bs MILK IS substitute not rich in I 1 butterfat Buttor fat it should with about abou t one fourth diluted B fresh water add tibia table spoonful of sugar d states departs ont ty by the unite i pad pd of africa iture a colt by hand band sometimes RAI slag farm when average necessary ou the mother falls alls to provide enough the lor for the foal la Is not a job for the careless and indifferent on theother tho other thu tho united states department band says ay requires pa of agriculture it aleace painstaking staking care perseverance and cleanliness judge judgment sub logical furnishes is milk cow cows s maws mares milk but as the for complo composition altion Is somewhat different certain changes or are pec necessary essary in order that pat ti the le flu supplied diet be not too diss dissimilar from the Aa natural tural the folloW following lUg table gives ay average composition of the two kinds of milk water protein ant sigr bugar ah alwa milk 4 W jools milk IM 5 67 96 36 mixture favored for COM colt from froia as fresh a cow as possible and which ts Is not rich tu in butterfat should ie be diluted about one fourth with fresh water A tablespoonful of sugar and about three teaspoonfuls of unie limewater water should be added for each pint this mixture should be supplied to the colt at about body temperature A bottle with a rubber nipple or even a finger of a kid bild glove with a fair sized hole in it fitted over the end of a spout of a vessel such as a teapots teapot will serve aa a convenient utensil in getting the foal to take the milk if tho finger of a kid glove la Is used lt it should be clean at first about one half a cupful of milk should be given every hour the quantity to be iacre increased eased slightly and the intervals to be lengthened gradd ally as the foal grows older in about two months skimmed alk may b be e sub for or whole milk and in addition ono one of the following rations should bated beted b fed ono one part flaxseed meal boiled to a jelly and two or iree parts parta bran or two parts ground oats ats one part cornmeal com meal od and one half balf part flaxseed meal or two parts bran two parts parta cornmeal and ope one part oil meal eved a double handful a day to td start with lina nn d increase the amounts grad tally cally keep the vesse vessel L in which the I 1 la Is sup sap plied should bo be scalded thoroughly each tillie itis iti s used unclean receptacles I 1 for the in milk uk and irregular intervals for feeding likely will cause caus e the quarters ibo be very I 1 clean and the orphaned orphace 4 fo foal al should have company of some kand 1 another foal la Is desirable but even a calf is better than no company A grassy paddock with abundant shade fresh witter water and protection irow from illes flies increase tile the orphans chance of proper development |