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total gain of 378 pounds the last six months or a total of 1,206 

 pounds at twelve months of age. 



Conclusions: 



First — Draft foals may be made to weigh 1,200 pounds at 

 one year of age. 



Second — It will pay to force pure-bred or high-grade draft 

 foals on such a ration. 



Third — The ration is recommended highly as being prac- 

 tical for the development of pure-bred and good, well-bred 

 grade foals. 



Having produced 1,200-pound foals at twelve months of 

 age we can reasonably expect large, early maturing horses. No 

 one will question the advisability of forcing the good, pure-bred 

 colt, but what are we to do with the high grade? With ordi- 

 nary care he will mature at from four and one-half to five years 

 of age, weighing 1,500 pounds and worth $175; with proper care, 

 feed and supervision he will mature earlier, weighing 1,800 

 pounds and worth $325. This is ample proof that it pays to 

 develop the good foal to its fullest extent. 



DRAFT HORSES FOR MISSOURI FARMS. 



(Wilmer Mcllroy, Louisiana, ISIo.) 



I presume nearly every person in the 

 audience is raising or contemplates raising 

 draft horses. I sincerely hope you are 

 very enthusiastic about it, for it is the best, 

 most progressive farmers that assemble 

 here each year, and each one, no doubt, has 

 a great influence in his home community, 

 and you can give no better advice than to 

 raise good draft horses. 



A paper wrote asking me to write an 

 article on "Pure-bred Draft Horses" for 

 the every-day farmer, saying that a few 

 men thought nobody but the wealthy 

 could dare try it. That belief is far from 

 correct. 



Draft horses in Missouri have been neglected entirely too 

 much, and it is my prediction that we will be still further behind 

 in draft|horse breeding unless the State Fair or some other or- 



Wilmer Mcllroy. 



