BREEDING THE TROTTER 



intendent, or the one continually running to town, 

 will not prove very successful on a large stock 

 farm. 



The superintendent, in addition to understand- 

 ing about the breeding of mares, should know 

 how to keep breeding records, forms of which were 

 given in chapter four. 



The superintendent should make a thorough 

 inspection of the farm once a day, twice is better, 

 and see that everything is being done right and 

 that every animal is properly cared for and 

 watered and fed regularly. 



The superintendent should be the handiest all- 

 around man on the farm and he who is the most 

 successful will be the first up in the morning and 

 the last to leave the stables at night. 



A thorough knowledge of brood-mares is indis- 

 pensable to the superintendent, especially when 

 a mare needs assistance in foaling hours before a 

 veterinarian can arrive. Some large farms have 

 a veterinarian in their employ, but if the super- 

 intendent is of the right sort this large item of 

 expense may be cancelled. 



The superintendent should understand enough 

 about the development of speed to be able to 

 break and train colts till they are old enough to 

 be turned over to a trainer. Every colt, if care- 

 fully handled, will be turned over to the trainer, 

 sound, clean-limbed and otherwise uninjured. 



The superintendent's duties, while arduous, 

 offer the interested man much satisfaction in 

 viewing the results of his handiwork. 



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