CHAP. V. COST OF REARING FOAL. 433 



supplementally feed the foal at about the age when he is disposed to 

 nibble it ; and when, also, his very short neck has grown long enough 

 to reach the ground. 



Value of Mare, 80. 



s. d. s. d. s. d. 



For service to mare 330 



Add 33 per cent. , proportion of unfruitful services .110 

 For loss of mare's work, and extra corn allowance whilst 



suckling 220 



100 Ib. beans and a little hay for foal . . . . 10 



Add 5 per cent, for loss of foals 12 



Add 2 per cent, for loss of mares 1 12 



COST of rearing foal to weaning time . 900 



300 Ib. beans 140 



100 Ib. oats 070 



200 Ib. bran 10 



74 cwt. best hay 1 10 



74 cwt. roots 076 



COST of winter keep for weaning colt x 3 18 6 



Add 2 per cent, for loss 10 



486 



COST of rearing to one year old .... 13 8 6 



20 weeks' grass . . . . . . . .300 



100 Ib. beans and oats 076 



COST of summer keep for yearling ... 376 



1100 Ib. beans, oats, and maize . . . . .400 



225 Ib. bran 11 



12 cwt. hay 1 16 



16 cwt. roots 16 



COST of winter keep for yearling 1 . . 730 



Add 2 per cent, for loss 14 



11 4 6 



COST of rearing to two years old .... 24 13 



20 weeks' grass for summer keep 4 10 



2200 Ib. oats and maize 7 14 



225 Ib. bran 11 



1 ton hay 300 



COST of winter keep for two years old l 11 5 



Add 2 per cent, for loss 100 



16 15 



Deduct value of work equal to one-half cost of winter 

 keep 5 12 6 



11 2 6 



COST of rearing to three years old . . 35 15 6 



" As a rule, a foal gets on very well till the autumnal grazing fails both 

 himself and his dam. Then is the time to hold out the sympathetic 

 handful of corn and bran and other nice digestible foods, maintaining 

 or increasing the supply throughout the first winter. The cost is very 

 little, say a shilling a day, and on the first of May you will turn out to 

 grass such a robust yearling as will take care of himself and do well 



1 The value of grass consumed when at exercise on winter pastures, and of straw eaten in. 

 the yards is not estimated. 



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