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These mixtures are generally less expensive than oats 

 alone, and in kind fully meet the demands for growth 

 of both bone and muscle. 



Henry gives as a fair allowance of grain for a colt, 

 measured in oats, the following quantities: Up to one 

 year of age, two to three pounds; from one to two years, 

 four to five poimds; from two to three years, seven to 

 eight pounds. In using the other grain feeds suggested, 

 which mostly have a higher rate of digestibility than oats, 

 no larger quantities would be necessary. Skim -milk may 

 be fed to colts in limited amounts with good results, as 

 experiments show. Feeding it in quantities sufficient to 

 force very rapid growth is not wise. 



It is generally conceded that the colt should be allowed 

 to eat a reasonable proportion of coarse feed as a means of 

 properly developing the digestive tract. It is entirely pos- 

 sible to supply concentrated grains too freely, to the 

 exclusion of more bulky materials, and in that way fail 

 to secure a desirable distension of the alimentary canal. 

 This does not mean that the colt should be allowed to 

 gorge himself with hay or other coarse material, as an 

 unfortunate extreme in this direction is easily reached. 



