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stallions can usually do a full day's work if ser\nce is not ex- 

 cessive; l>ut, if rotiuired to make three or four services .a week, a 

 half day's work is all we should ask of them. The same would 

 apply to matured stallions, only the mimher of services could he 

 increased ; however one service a day is enough for hest results ; 

 if second service is allowed they should be about twelve hours 

 apart. 



STABl.IXG A.\J> FEE I) 



Stallions should be stabled with other horses, preferably in a 

 well-ventilated box stall with openings so they can see what is 



I'k.. .11. Desirable Tvim; (ir Si Ai.i.id.x. 



going on, but far better use a hitch stall than a filthy, unbedded, 

 poorly v^entilated box. It is poor economy and bad business to be 

 too careful of bedding in a horse stable. 



Oats, bran and good mixed hay — about three-fourths of a 

 pound of gTain and one" pound of hay for each 100 pounds of 

 horse, varied according to the^ condition, work and individuality 

 of each horse ^ is splendid feed for a stallion. However, alfalfa 



