THE EARTH'S BOUNTY, 



THE COLT'S FEED AND EDUCATION 



The mother and baby are left together for 

 a week or nine days. Then the mare is put 

 back to work, the foal being stabled with her 

 at night, and allowed an hour with her at noon- 

 time for the first three months. At least that 

 is the prearranged plan, but, honestly, I think 

 the little ones are rarely kept strictly to the 

 rule, because they are so frequently about with 

 the mothers that there is every opportunity for 

 little meals to be stolen without us humans 

 raising any objection. 



When foals are about two months old, a pan 

 of finely ground oats and bran, mixed in equal 

 parts, with a little salt added, is kept on a high 

 shelf in the stable, and when Mr. Fred or Sid- 

 ney are around, feeding, they put a little in 

 their hands, and let the foal lick it off, which 

 it is usually quite ready to do, being attracted 

 by the salt. When it has acquired a taste and 

 appetite for the grain, a small pan with, per- 

 haps, half a teacupful of the mixture is held 



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