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arated from tlie fillies about this time, and the year- 

 ling stallions are kept in the barn during the day. 

 We have a half -basement bam which is fairly cool 

 during the summer, and turn the yearling stallions 

 into it during the day. This is partially darkened 

 and some burlap strips hanging down protect the 

 colts from the flies. Our yearling stallions receive 

 the oats and bran mixture, fed three times a day 

 throughout the entire summer and fall. They are 

 given about all they will clean up. In addition to 

 this, they have access to mixed clover and timothy 

 hay, and alfalfa when we have it. This is given to 

 them in the mangers during the day in the bam. At 

 night they run out on bluegrass pasture. 



"We usually have from 6 to 12 yearling stallions 

 that are handled in this way. They are all allowed 

 to run together. It occasionally happens that one 

 will get his heels tramped on by some of the others, 

 but by watching closely and by taking such a colt 

 out immediately we have little trouble. It is of 

 course necessary to use some carbolic salve, or 

 something of the kind, on the injured part until it 

 heals up, but as soon as this is done, the colt is turned 

 out again with the rest of the bunch. We have not 

 had much difficulty on this score. 



"The yearling fillies are usually turned with the 

 two-year-old fillies into a separate pasture, where 

 they run out both night and day throughout the 

 entire summer. We do not feed any hay to the fillies, 

 but give them a moderate ration of the oats and bran 

 mixture. This is given twice a day. Their allow- 

 ance probably amounts to half-a-pound per 100 

 pounds of live weight per day. 



"In November or December we begin tying up the 

 yearling stallions at night, but allow them to run out 

 during the day. From this time until the following 



