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roughage. If fed in this manner its use will be found very 
satisfactory. 
I think the danger of over-feedine exaggerated, 
yet it is assuredly a waste to over-feed it, and it 
must do more or less harm to the horse. In fact 
it is one of the greatest lessons of modern times that 
mankind may increase its energy and usefulness very 
greatly by limiting the accustomed intake of rich 
nitrogenous food, taking merely what is needed to 
repair waste and rebuild the body, instead of taking 
“all it can hold,’’ merely for the pleasure of eating. 
Developing Draft Horses—When will we cease 
sending to France, Belgium and Great Britain for 
our draft stallions? When we have wide alfalfa 
fields and plenty of them. There are men finding 
the way to produce splendid draft animals at low 
cost in America. J. W Robison of Kansas is 
growing Percherons in alfalfa pasture. It is said 
that his three-year-old colts average 1,700 pounds 
and his four-year-olds 1,900 pounds. Alfalfa is al- 
most the only food given either mares or colts. Be- 
fore foaling no grain is fed, only alfalfa hay or pas- 
ture being given, and the colts come strong and the 
mothers free from feverish tendencies and full of 
milk. Colts so developed have action and quality 
Safety of Alfalfa Pasture.—There is more or less 
danger in depasturing alfalfa with sheep or cattie. 
With horses I have never seen or heard of any 
trouble resulting from this practice. They seem ta 
know instinctively how much to eat and when to 
cease eating. Horses are not so subject to bloat. 
