Show Proper Ration for Mare Is of Much Importance The best time to grow foals and the time when wilen they will make their largest gains cains Is when they are being carrIed by their dams says N. N K Carnes ot of the animal husbandry division divi- divi sion at University farm at St Paul Minn Many farmers do not realize thIs and begin feeding the mare a proper ration only after the foal Is here The brood mare when In tonI foal should be fed a high protein ration a ration which Is rich In muscle and bone building material This material materia Is supplied in the form fonn of oats bran branand branand and oil meal as a concentrate and clover or alfalfa hay as a roughage The most moat common causes for tor losses among foals are constipation and navel trouble As soon as the young foal a arrives es see that he gets a good drink ot of his mothers mother's first milk This fore milk or has purgative purgative purga- purga tive properties and will usually clear the foals foal's intestines ot of the excrement accumulated prior to birth It If the digestive tract Is not cleaned by the milk fore give gl the foal a tablespoonful tablespoon tablespoon- ful ot of castor oil and a warm water and soap rectal InJection Another thing the farmer must watch out for tor is navel Infection If pus and disease germs genns get Inside the body through the opening ot of the um- um cord a local Infection or Joint IU IM may develop and the foal be lost The best way to prevent this Is to keep the stable In a sanitary condition and trent treat the cord immediately after the foal Is born with boric acid powder or tincture of idoine |