BREEDING THE TROTTER 



seven and one-half acres of land for each mare you 

 started with, figured as follows : 



Two acres in pasturage for mare ; one acre in 

 hay for mare; seven-tenths acre in oats for the 

 mare; one-fourth acre in hay for the weanling; 

 one acre in hay for the yearling; four-fifths acres 

 of oats for the weanling ; one and three-fifths acres 

 of oats for the yearling. 



Of course if you keep your colts after the spring 

 of their two-year-old form you will need more 

 land, but the above figures give you a basis to 

 work on. 



THE TRACK. 



After the farm is purchased the plot should be 

 selected on which to lay out either a mile or a half- 

 mile track. If possible this should be located 

 somewhere within sight of the public highway. 

 It is a good advertisement for the farm, besides 

 giving it a " ready-for-business " appearance. 

 With the track so located visitors will not have 

 to go to a distant part of the farm to see the horses 

 work. 



I prefer that the track be laid out on low ground 

 if convenient. By doing this you get away from 

 the high winds, the soil ; ~ usually soft and spongy, 

 and the track does not get hard. 



RULES FOR LAYING OUT TRACKS. 



For reference, the rules for laying out tracks are 

 here inserted : 



To lay out a half-mile track, lay off two straight 

 sides, six hundred feet each (parallel) and four 



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