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spring, or until they are sold, these stallions coming 

 two years old receive about 5 ears of com each per 

 day, and in addition all of the oats and bran mixture 

 that they will clean up. They are fed three times 

 per day. For hay, we continue with the mixed clover 

 and timothy, although we would feed alfalfa if we 

 had enough of it to supply all of our horses. So far 

 we have not had enough, and so have retained it for 

 the younger colts. 



"The fillies coming two years old are tied up, 

 when we have room. If we do not have enough room, 

 they are allowed to run loose in the shed, where they 

 are protected from the cold storms and where they 

 may take refuge during the night, but they are out 

 every day during the winter on pasture. 



"By following these general methods we have 

 made excellent gains on our foals and yearlings. We 

 have found it very advantageous to keep the mares 

 and foals in and protected from the hot weather and 

 the flies, as our own experience and our observa- 

 tion of operations on other farms have satisfied us 

 that extreme heat and flies materially retard the 

 development of foals. We have been able to secure 

 quite satisfactory growth in bone and muscle. Our 

 colts have matured into rugged, heavy-boned, mas- 

 sive draft horses, standing from 16%, to 17 hands in 

 height by the time they are 24 months of age. The 

 weight varies with individual colts, but they are 

 deep-bodied, well-proportioned, and with size and 

 weight enough to balance their height and general 

 development. We believe our policies of feedingand 

 management of yearlings and weanlings are justified 

 by the results. We seldom have had any two-year- 

 olds left unsold. If we do carry over a colt, it is 

 usually one that we want to develop or use in our 

 own stud. We have realized substantial prices for 



