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ing you will also give the colt some of the exer- 

 cise which it should have. There are some that 

 will wean their colts when they are about six 

 months old, thinking that the colt has been with 

 its mother long enough. If you want to have a 

 large horse when the colt is matured, allow the 

 colt to remain with its mother as long as it wnl 

 care for it. The reader should also understand 

 that there are times that the colt must be weaned 

 when it is about six months old. Always bear in 

 mind that plenty of good feed, good blood and lots 

 of exercise is what makes good horses. It is a 

 waste of money to breed horses, mules or any 

 kind of stock without good feed. They should find 

 something worth their time while they are rust- 

 ling, or the rustling will do more harm than good. 

 Exercise is excellent for the development of the 

 bone and muscle, but it should be assisted by 

 plenty to eac. A horse or mule makes its greatest 

 stride in growth when it is a colt, and does it at 

 the least cost. It is a business proposition to feed 

 your colts while they are young. You can also 

 let them run in the pasture during the winter. 

 The exercise they receive there will do them 

 good. But it must be remembered that the colt- 

 should be put in the stable at night and be given 

 plenty of good feed. Don't think for a moment 

 because a colt will eat straw from a straw stack, 

 corn stalks or any other kind of dry stuff, that he 

 likes it or enjovs it. If he does this he is hungry 

 and eats thn best at hand. 



You cannot lay too much stress on the fact 

 that if you want good and sound stock, feed your 

 colts while voung, as hereinabove stated, and also 

 allow the colt to remain with its mother as long 

 as it cares for it, unless there are conditions that 

 compel you to separate them. 



