Show hand rearing of orphan foals Is difficult job with ane best of good fortune there there are always a few orphan foals to be e eared cared for every year and their feeding Is a problem to those who have e never attempted it on artificial food supplies hand rearing Is not an easy task and involves close attention to details naturally cows milk Is the substitute tor for the milk of the dam but it requires some slight modification it if possible choose a cow that has calved recently and one whose milk Is not rich in butterfat dissolve about a tablespoonful of sugar gugar preferably white sugar in a little warm water to this add three to five tablespoonfuls of line lime water and then a sufficient qu quantity a entity or of cow cows 3 milk to make a pint L lime I 1 me water not only serves to dilute the milk but it also tends to correct digestive tron bles the amount to feed la Is about abou t one quarter to halt half a pint at each feeding at first the feeding periods should be about one hour apart for the first few days when a foal suckles it does so frequently ly but it only tal takes es a dinall amount at a time thoe |