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each of corn meal and bran and each horse being 

 allowed one ton of hay per year with 30 pounds of 

 silage daily in the winter. 



RATIONS FOR COLTS 



Colts to be raised by hand should receive fresh, 

 warm cow's milk with a tablespoonful of sugar to 

 each quart of milk. This addition of sugar is 

 desirable on account of the fact that mare's milk 

 contains more sugar than cow's milk and less fat. 

 For this reason it is not best to use milk which 

 contains more than four per cent, of fat. Colts 

 may be given a pound or less of suitable cow's milk 

 five to ten times daily. Fresh separator milk may 

 be substituted as with calves and some grain may 

 be fed. Colts may be taught to drink in the same 

 manner as calves within two months. Some feed- 

 ers recommend the addition of one fresh egg stirred 

 into the milk daily for the first few weeks. If the 

 colts are to obtain their greatest development they 

 should be fed grain as soon as they will eat it. For 

 this purpose oats and bran are the best. Corn is 

 not desirable for young colts since it does not con- 

 tain sufficient protein. Colts should not be starved 

 or underfed during the first year since then they 

 will never reach their full size. 



If brood mares are maintained on the range they 

 should be moved from time to time since the feed 

 may be poor in one locality and consequently 

 the necessary supply of milk may run short. It 

 is necessary also to look after the water supply. A 

 little protection for the foals if possible is always 

 desirable and, wherever convenient, good results 

 are obtained from the use of a little forage to sup- 

 plement the range grasses. 



