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 The Care of Colts in the City, Town or Pas- 

 ture. --Making Large Horses When 

 Colts are Matured. 



In order to raise large horses or mules in a 

 small city or town, the mother of the colt should 

 be fed just as much as she can stand. The feed 

 should be well mixed with a little dampened bran 

 and a half a handful of coarse salt should be 

 added once a day. This gives the mother more 

 nourishment for the colt. It is bad policy to take 

 the colt away from its mother while feeding her. 

 The mare should also be allowed to share some of 

 the feed with the colt. You will find that the colt, 

 while it is very young, will not touch the feed, but 

 as it grows up from day to day, will commence to 

 eat just a little bit, and so continue until it will 

 eat just as well as its mother, when it is nearly 

 three months old. By doing this you assist the 

 mother in keeping the colt in far better condition. 

 When you notice the colt getting poorer after it 

 is about three or four months old, feed it out of a 

 separate box away from the mother. Every time 

 you feed the mare, feed the colt, when it is three 

 months old, a half a pint of oats and bran mixed 

 with enough coarse salt to flavor, and then damp- 

 en. When the colt is four months old double the 

 feed, and as the colt grows older increase its meal 

 to a certain extent. After the mare and colt are 

 both through eating, place them together. Al- 

 ways keep first-class timothy hay before them, 

 and dampen it with water so as to keep the dust 

 down. By doing this you will preserve the colt's 

 wind. Never, at any time, allow the mother to be 

 without water. Always have a bucket of water 

 placed before her, where it will be handy for her 

 to drink. Should there be any grass in the pas- 

 ture, let them eat as often as they want. In so do- 



