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and days before they foal the milk will drop from their 

 udder. Others foal before the secretion takes place. By 

 close observation it is noticed that the depression in the 

 hip is more apparent just before foaling ; this, and the 

 uneasiness of the mare, will be the best tests to rely upon. 

 They should be very carefully watched, but if their box is 

 roomy enough, and the mare is healthy and sound, there 

 is very little danger attending parturition. As in every- 

 thing pertaining to horses, we will find a great dissimilarity 

 between the mothers ; some it is almost dangerous to ap- 

 proach, their affection for their offspring being so great 

 that they are in an agony of fear whenever they perceive 

 any one coming near. Others will not pay any attention 

 to them, while there are still others that will not let the 

 foal suck unless compelled ; and I have known a twitch on 

 the nose requisite before they would succumb. Here is 

 one that, though willing enough, has not a drop of milk 

 to furnish. The Alderney is now our dependence. We 

 take some of the rich milk, dilute it with water, add a 

 little sugar, and a very little patience will teach the part- 

 orphan to drink. 



One of Clipper's colts the past summer lost his mother, 

 when ten days old, by falling through a bridge. His 

 owner brought him up on cow's milk, and I never saw a 

 better grown, better developed four months' colt in my 

 life. He went the round of the fairs, and at every one 

 took the first premium in his class. He could be led on 

 a steamboat or railroad car with no more difficulty than 

 a pet dog, and he exhibited more sense in every position 

 than any one would have believed an equine baby could 

 possibly show. He had a bountiful supply, and his ca- 

 pacity for drinking was as deep, though his potations 

 were milder than the famous Knight of the Whistle. 

 After drinking a bucketful he would neigh for more. 



Our stallion, the descendant of aristocratic parents, has 



