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Show H ; WINTER CASE OF MORSES Km ! By J. M.. Boll. BJH Why do so many farmers neglect JB their teams during: tho winter months? ffla By neglect 1 mean, why aro so many ifarni horses kept shut up In close stables whon not actively at work, fed a heavy allowanco of heating gTaln, all tho forage they can stuff and only Ktven exercise when actually at work In tho field or on tho road? In a natural state in any cllmo the horse, liko all animals, mutt necessarily neces-sarily tako oxerclso In peeking a means of subsistence, therefore a horso which in kept by man must have exorcise exor-cise in tho open air (whenever prac- tlcable) In order that he may be ablo to glvo his owner tho full equivalent in good honest work for the feed that ho eats. Farm teams are used to working hard all spring, summer and fall. i '"ho dull season for the farmer Is when inclement weather prevails. Out i door work for tho faithful farm team will "be uncertain. Don't let thorn stand up In tho stable I for days at a timo, fed heavily on hcat- ( lug food, breathing only the vitiated air of tho stable. '. ' Under tho most favorablec onditlons JL' the avcrago farmer's stablo does not ! m furnish pure oxygen to hoises or cat- ' t lo that aro kept up constantly, only getting the much-needed daily exorclso at Jrregular Intervals and in ponsc-S ponsc-S quenco suffering from many" ailments ' ' Incident to closo conflncmont along with heavy feeding. i Tho writer was well acquainted with one of tho most successful breeders of honses In this country, a man who owned at one timo over 100 head of thorough breds, many of them horses ? that are known from the Atlantic to p trie Pacific Cor their successtui per- l formanres on the turf. ("i Jt was his Invarlablo custom to lpt ( x II of his studs havo exercise In tho I ripen air where v. Iho weather con- H if dltlons permitted. Brood mares, stal- , K lions and colts were all turned out to H run about aim get tho bcnellt of fresh ;jB ' ilr and exercise, sometimes oven when Br J tho weather seemed unpropitious. ft Oftentimes tho slnlllons were takon II out and ridden fromlO to 15 miles a H day. They would get muddy and 9 " dirty, but retained their vigor in the hi .stud until an advanced age. I t The brood marcs and colts of all I agos wore kept In good condition by I being allowed to run around in pad- I dock or field, gaining strength and I vigor all tho time. I Tho farmer's team needs tho same I , recreation as does tho race horso and will not be ready for tho heavy spring jH I I work unless ho has tho proper care ill and attention during tho winter IS 'I months. I '! In tho far West or North there arc, Hi (I no doubt, days when the farmers' ml teams must stay in tho barn. jHg Let them bo as few as possible. H I i Remember that an hour's exercise, t i turned looso in stable lot, paddock or q fluid will start tho blood to coursing, M Iftke the swelling out of stocky legs, flEII fill the lungH with pure, fresh air and JHll In the end save veterinary bills. BV j -' s God Is morciful to us let us be jmI ' merciful to the dumb beast under our HJ care. It is downright cruelty to allow HI any animal on tho farm to bo unpro- ,H vldcjd with comfortablo quarters dur- Hl ing tho winter and to suffer fropi lack jH of feed and water at tho propor time, 3B1 I have found, but through experi- Hl monts mado by my wife, that second jD crop clover makes tho very boat BBI chopped chicken feed for chickens HI that can bo used. I think it beats M ground alfalfa and that is hard tp H beat. |