THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



Racks of mixed hay and water are access- 

 ible in the yard. Night and morning they 

 have oats and bran, with a little corn and oil 

 meal added alternately, once or twice a week. 

 During January and February the night meal 

 consists of mash, made of boiled turnips, 

 ground feed, and bran. There is always rock- 

 salt in the yard, but still, about a handful is 

 mixed with all mash fed, to insure their get- 

 ting sufficient for health. From the follow- 

 ing spring they are allowed free pasture 

 range, virtually gathering their own feed, ex- 

 cept that, to keep them tame and friendly, 

 they are called up at night, given a few oats, 

 and stabled. 



The second winter they again have the mixed 

 hay, which includes timothy, bean, pea, or 

 clover, the three latter being especially good 

 for building bone and sinew. 



TRAINING 



With the exception of Zephyrina, we have 

 never had any obstreperous colts; which, I 



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