| Show COLT REQUIRES BOTH ATTENTION growing foal needs more food than milk given by dam to mako make mature weight by PROS PROF lif G THORNBURG depart bet t ot f animal husbandry iowa state fein college lege to dike D ike nn an 1800 pound horse at maturity the colt should neigh from goo 00 to pounds bounds at weaning time and md 1000 pounds nt at one year to make the usual standard of CO 00 per cent mature weight at 12 months the growing crowing colt needs more food than the milk given him by his mother some oats fed fea in a separate box bos so his mother cannot get it is better for growal than corn because it is a more balanced feed A little bran and corn will do if the oats are not available even it 1 the colt Is on pasture lie needs a little grain if the mare Is working the colt should hould pot not follow her wearing him SOU BOU out cut la in the hot sun he should have a clean well ventilated box bos stall or lot to run in where he can get his hi teed feed while ills his mother Is working A little clover hay and water will keep him contented the fences and sides of the stall need to be la in good shape else he is likely to get tangled up and hurt himself it if he has the run of the loth lot he will get more exercise which Is essential in developing it a strong colt coil it if the mother and colt are out on grass on idle days and nights the grass nil increase the mothers milk flow and the colt will soon learn to nibble at the tha grass if the colt eats grass and hay when lie he Is weaned he will not notice the change and keep right on growing |
