HORSE PRODUCTION 

 SCORE CARD FOR DRAFT HORSES Continued. 



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(Score card used at Wisconsin College of Agriculture, Madison, Wis.) 



the farmer is to have one or more mares of the best individuality and keep 

 them raising foals, year after year, as long as they are successful in doing so. 



The Pregnant Mare. Exercise is necessary and one of the things often 

 neglected especially during the winter season in caring for the brood mare that 

 is in foal. It is best to work the mare under conditions that insure against 

 overwork and strains that result from too heavy loads. The mare foals 48 

 weeks or about 340 days after the time of service. During this time she should 

 occupy a comfortable stall and when she begins to show signs of being in 



