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Show CAUSES OF HORSE COLIC Fsrm Anlmul Will Thrive, Work lletcer antl Itemnln llrnlthler Iftilven "llnril Feed" Uur-InaT Uur-InaT Huny Svssnn, Illy K i- Mil. I. KH i When n farm horhe Is wurkliiK ha (t does not pay to let llllll eat Kniss when It Is areeti. He will thrive, work belter and remain healthier unil more mliirliiK If fed "hard feed" during, the huny sea-oti The soil, washy, green rtnius Is palatable of course, but It makes tlx bori-i' soft mid Hubby, keeps the bowels ton louse, mid la apt to Itnlinn eolle If the ItorM' has no work lo do he ni.ii ko on pa-ttiire rlk'ht nlonic nnd have Utile grain nnd when bla work Is don. In late summer be may enjoy Hi" fall paHure niiole green again by rains. The pasiiiri alun Is a good place lor the brood iiiarn as It promotes pro-motes flow- of milk. Wo llnd that severe attacks of cnllc often are caused by allowing tho hoi, tired horse to ent grnsa at the road aide when lie tins made a long trip to tow-n. Tho trouble, ton, la prone to rome on when horses are suddenly fed new hay or new oats. Iloth new hay and new oata should be fed In email quantities quan-tities Kind mi 1 1 y nt first, and along with old hay and nuts until the horses become accustomed to tho change. Kltber the new feed Is an palatable that the horse cuts Ino much of It, or II contains some ferment that acta up Indigestion and formnllon of gas. Wilier very seldom cuuaea colic. Nature Intends horses lo have all of It they want, at any and all times mid so provided It does no harm. We mr.y cause trouble by withholding drinking water for long periods of time nnd then forcing tho hnl, tired I horses lo drink too much of It at noon and especially Just after eating grain. Allow ihe work horse adequate aup plica of cool, pure water often when he la at work and he never will take too much of It or suffer III effects from drinking. Indeed tho water so given will be likely to prevent sickness sick-ness and always la appreciated and beneflclul. |