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Show Livestock Notes m Horses with tender feet need lots of attention. Demand for good draft horses greatly great-ly on the increase. Cut straw is the best for bedding, 11 you save the manure. He' that abuseth his colts may expect ex-pect to be kicked by his horses. Jerking the bit and yelling confuse a horse and advertise a blockhead. You can get no more power from your horse than you give him in his food. Remember that this Is the year you decided to carry some sheep on the farm. it should be remembered that a horse can do more than his feet will stand. Y"our horse may intend to please you but does not understand your wishes. Good feed will put life into a horse a hundred times better than an 8-foot 8-foot whip. Bring up a colt to be gentle, and when he is old he will not kick you into in-to eternity. The supply of good l,5(ra to 1,800 pound work horses is always behind the demand. There 1- a possibility of underfeed-in.; underfeed-in.; an animal as well as overfeeding for best results. A runaway horse is only safe in the stable with a good halter und the stable door latched. Only well-bred stock that is well ft.l and well taken care of can make money on land worth $100 or more an acre. Do not deprive your steers of exercise exer-cise for best results, as health and vigor are promoted where animals are allowed to move about. |