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Show Care of Brood Mares Marcs in foal will be healthier and the foal stronger at birth If they are used at moderate work nearly every day, advises anauthority in the Missouri Mis-souri Farmer. In addition to this, parturition par-turition Is easier because of the exercise. exer-cise. The mare's feed should supply the demand for the maintenance of her own body and also for the development develop-ment of the fetus. The ration, therefore, there-fore, should contain a little more protein pro-tein and ash than that demanded by a working gelding |