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out to pasture in the daytime. They are fed oats, 

 bran, shelled com, chopped cane, oilmeal and alfalfa 

 hay, all they will eat. The colts grow faster and de- 

 velop a greater feeding capacity on alfalfa hay than 

 they used to have when we fed mixed timothy and 

 clover. Their grain is principally oats. The first 

 winter is a critical time with a colt. If fed so as to 

 grow well up to the age of 12 months, the colt may 

 be kept going easily enough on good pasture in sum- 

 mer and rich hay in winter, supplemented with 

 enough grain to maintain a good degree of flesh, so 

 that there is no lack of nourishment at any time in 

 the year." 



Lee Brothers. — Selection; and care of breeding 

 stock is discussed by Mr. J. H. Lee of this Trell- 

 known Kansas firm: 



' ' The selection of a stallion to use either on pure- 

 bred or grade mares should be studied carefully. 

 One should exercise his very best judgment, not only 

 as to the animal's individuality and breeding, but 

 as to what he will do in the stud. One horse may 

 be a good individual but be lacking in bone, another 

 in size, and so on. 



"In all our experience we have found it easy to 

 right a wrong early, not waiting until we have one 

 or two crops of colts and then seeing where our 

 stallion is lacking. Some localities want a heavy, 

 low-down block; others want a tall, rangy, light- 

 boned horse. My idea of a good Percheron stallion 

 is one which at the age of three or four weighs about 

 a ton, is black or gray in colors, neither the low- 

 down kind or the tall, rangy kind, but one well bal- 

 anced all around. I want him wide between the 

 eyes and with a good, clear eye. I prefer hazel 

 eyes, as they seldom lose their sight. See that his 

 ears are well set, not pointed or drooping, but stand- 



