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fed too much grain, as this induces early maturity, 

 great size and heavy bone. 



"During the fall and winter after weaning the 

 colt should be fed all the grain he will eat, with 

 enough succulent feed, such as bran and clover or 

 alfalfa hay, to keep his bowels in good condition. 

 When the colt is turned out to pasture in the spring 

 he should still be fed grain in order to make him 

 grow properly. I always prefer a hill pasture for 

 yearlings, as it induces great muscular development. 

 The winter that the colts are rising twos they should 

 run in a paddock or field together, and should be 

 fed all the grain they will eat. The spring and sum- 

 mer when they are two-year-olds they should still 

 run together in pasture, with plenty of grain ; the ex- 

 ercise that they take playing with each other adds 

 greatly to their development. 



"The fall that they are two-year-olds, when it 

 becomes necessary to separate them, they should be 

 placed in boxes, with paddocks if possible, and fed 

 all they will eat. A few carrots do them a great 

 deal of good at this time. 



"In a sentence: in order to develop a Percheron 

 stallion to his best estate, it requires from the time 

 he is foaled plenty of exercise, either voluntary or 

 forced, and all the feed that one can induce him to 

 consume, and of such a nature that his bowels are 

 always kept open." 



W. S. Corsa. — The buyer of Carnot is a close stu- 

 dent of animal form and his observations have 

 weight: 



"Fortunately for the horse-breeding interests, 

 owning a stallion is largely a matter of convenience. 

 Some one man or set of men usually will provide the 

 stallion, but no one gets anywhere in raising horses 

 unless he owns mares. While every one of us is 



