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be the best in the world but there is bound to be a 

 Httle fever in them after a race. 



Then give him a bran mash consisting of three 

 quarts of boiled oats, a quart of bran. 



If these directions are followed your horse 

 should come out the next morning none the worse 

 for wear. He may have lost a few pounds of flesh. 

 You will no doubt realize by this time that the 

 caretaker of the trotter and pacer has at least tw^o 

 days in the week when the union hours of labor 

 are forgotten. 



Breeding Statistics. 



(These statistics were compiled from carefully kept records of the 

 breeding operations at Allen Farm, Pittsfleld, Mass., covering a 



period of 23 years from 1899 to 1911.) 

 2,228 mares were bred of which 1,347 were owned by Allen Farm. 

 881 mares were owned by others. 



69 individual stallions were used and 760 individual mares. 

 5,783 covers were made, or an average of 2i/^ per mare. 

 1,595 mares or 71.59 per cent proved fertile. 

 633 mares or 28.41 per cent proved barren for the season. 

 121 barren mares f5.43 per cent of whole) foaled prematurely. 

 The average period of gestation was 339.52 days. 

 340.21 days was the average period of gestation for colts. 

 338.79 days was the average period of gestation for fillies. 

 379 days was the maximum period of gestation for a colt. 

 316 days was the minimum period of gestation for a filly. 

 82 colts were carried more than 350 days. 

 60 fillies were carried more than .350 days. 

 98 colts were carried less than 330 days. 



109 fillies were carried less than 330 days. 

 8 colts were carried one year or more. 



4 fillies were carried one year or more. 



52.47 per cent of the foals were colts. 



47.53 per cent of the foals were fillies. 



70.15 per cent of the foals were bay. 



17.99 per cent of the foals were chestnut. 



6.06 per cent of the foals were brown. 



3.78 per cent of the foals were black. 



2.02 per cent of the foals were gray. 



152 pounds was the maximum weight of colts at birth. 



146 pounds was the maximum weight of fillies at birth. 



66 pounds was the minimum weight of colts at birth. 



74 pounds was the minimum weight of fillies at birth. 



110.65 pounds was the average weight of colts at birth. 



109.37 pounds was the average weight of fillies at birth. 



110 pounds was the general average weight of foals at birth. 



