Show feed colts well in cold weather grain supplemented with clover or alfalfa hay Is good plan by prof U M W harper 11 arper new york state college Colle fr of 0 Aart agriculture culture service feed colts well during winter what Is saved in feed Is sacrificed many times la in the final usefulness of the horse during the first and second winter colts should be fed grain twice a day in the morning and in the evening A good grain mixture for draft colts consists of 30 pounds of crushed oats oata SO 20 pounds of wheat bran SO 80 pounds cracked corn and 10 pounds linseed oil meal this should be supplemented with properly cured clover or alfalfa hay vor for colts of the light breeds such as trotters and saddlers cracked corn should be limited and mixed hay or early cut properly cured tini timothy othy Is probably better than legume hay the grain mixture should be liberally fed the proper amount to be determined by the need of the individual colt in addition to grain and hay chent oats will prove beneficial placing a supply of rough roughage in a covered rack in the exercise lot Is a good plan lee ice and snow are poor substitutes for dr drinking inting water young horses may be expected to thrive when they tire are bountifully nurtured with proper grain and forage and are given facilities for exercise |