Show PRODUCTION OF FALL COLTS Important That Newborn Foal Be Given Protection From Cold Cold Cold- Guard Against Disease T Prepared by the tho United States Department Depart Depart- Department ment of r Agriculture Since the pro production of fall colts seems to be gaining favor In many producing horse pro horse sections as DS well as ns asin 0 in some sections where the pro production production- of horses has been previously neglected neglected neg neg- it is desirable that these youngSters youngsters young young- be accorded every chance to begin begin begin be be- gin the winter season In th the best possible pos Os- Os sible conditions Although they the avoid the fly evil they are exposed to extremely ex ex- cold weather and weather und of necessity must be maintained in stables most of the time until the following grass gruss season Joint ill a germ disease se which causes the deaths of hundreds of newS newborn newborn new new- S born foals should be controlled by br I or binding of the cor cord as us soon as possible after birth and the subsequent swabbing of the aunt portion of or the cord lift left pendant In u a GOO 1 solution of ot corrosive sub sub- The he filth germs which cause the disease enter the body bod- by means of the umbilical cord unless such prea precautions pre pre- cautions are arc taken A piece of surgeons surgeon's surgeons surgeon's surgeons surgeon's sur sur- geons geon's silk should be bound boun around the cor cord as close to the body of tho the animal as us possible Then the tho sublimate sublimate sub sub- solution should be applied to the pendulous portion of the cord twice dally daily all until it drops oft off The colt should be born In n a well-lighted well and und ventilated stable In a stall which has hns been disinfected thoroughly and bedded with clean clenn bright straw Arter After Art Aft ter t- t er the birth of the colt the stall should be cleaned out and disinfected again while the litter I should hould be burned burne |