1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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MANAGEMENT OF BROOD MARES. 
If the mare is a good one, 15 % to 1C 
hands, with fine head and neck, good 
shoulders and barrel, full quarters, fine 
feet and legs, then breed her, by all 
means, to either a Hackney or French 
Coach stallion. The scarcity of good 
horses will make the price high for 
animals of such a cross for the next 20 
years. If the mare is a poor one, don’t 
breed her under any circumstances. 
Remember that the mare is. at least, 
one-half of the foal. Knock her in the 
head if you cannot sell her, but do not 
breed her. 
The mare, in order to sustain the 
drain upon her system caused by the 
foal during pregnancy and after deliv¬ 
ery, must have a vigorous constitution. 
She must be a good feeder, and have an 
udder that will give sufficient milk. It 
is very easy to tell the size of the udder 
by examination, but even then the size 
is sometimes deceptive. The foal must 
have plenty of milk or it will “go back” 
in the critical time of its life. A large 
mare, with back ribs large and deep, 
should be chosen to breed, as such mares 
are more than likely to impart their 
size to their offspring. Another valuable 
consideration is that the foal in a large 
mare has more room to grow. 
If a mare is in constant use in harness, 
it is best to give her a few days at pas¬ 
ture before breeding. If this cannot be 
done, give mashes, and let up in her 
work. The fact that a mare comes in 
season while in use, is no reason why 
she should not be turned out before 
breeding. While she might repeatedly 
be in season and be served each time, 
she would, in all probability, fail “to 
catch”, especially if she has never had a 
foal. Race mares are generally let up 
entirely while in foal, though instances 
are on record of mares going through 
an entire campaign during pregnancy. 
This method is to be condemned, and it 
will be found more profitable in the end 
to let up on the work. • While I believe 
work of a light nature to be good, yes 
even beneficial, for both mare and foal, 
great care must be taken that she be not 
strained in her work. Do not give her 
fast work, and let her take her own 
time in going up hill. With care, she 
can be used almost to the day of foaling, 
and while some breeders may not agree 
with me, the beneficial effects of gentle 
exercise upon the mare must not be lost 
sight of. 
If the mare is not intended for light 
work, she should be turned out to good 
pasture. The grasses should be nourish¬ 
ing, but not rich enough to disagree 
with her stomach, or make her unwieldy 
from fat. Stomachic derangements are 
a common cause of miscarriage. Mares 
that have been fed a great deal of grain 
will be found to do better if given, at 
least, one feed daily after they are six 
months in foal. This extra graining is to 
be especially commended if the pasture 
is not good. Excessive fat should be 
avoided, as it interferes with -the due 
nutrition of the foal, and also, has a 
tendency to induce complications at 
foaling time. High feeding is likely to 
cause fever at parturition. If the mare 
is regularly at work, see that she gets 
some green food during pregnancy. Ex¬ 
citement is a frequent cause of miscar¬ 
riage, and the smell of blood is said to 
have a very decided tendency that way. 
It is a well-known fact that the sapping 
of one mare will affect others in the 
same way. If a mare has slipped during 
a previous pregnancy, care must be 
taken to guard against this, as she is 
much more likely to do so than a mare 
which has hitherto escaped this trouble. 
Purging drugs should never be given 
except in extreme cases, and then under 
the care of an experienced veterinarian. 
If the bowels are not in a healthy condi¬ 
tion, it can usually be secured by the use 
of bran mashes. If these fail, use should 
be made of the mildest possible aper¬ 
ient likely to answer the purpose. 
It is not advisable to lay down any 
rules during parturition, further than 
to see that she is comfortably located 
some days previous to the arrival of the 
foal. It is best that the mare be allowed 
her freedom in order that she can assist 
herself. It is always preferable to leave 
things to Nature, and if assistance be 
needed beyond the simplest kind, at 
once secure the services of an ex¬ 
perienced and competent man. If the 
mare is nervous, the presence of an at¬ 
tendant to whom she is accustomed, will 
prove the best help, ne must not try to 
help her in any way, but the mere fact 
of his beiog with her seems to give her 
confidence. In the large majority of 
cases, the mare will have no trouble, 
and no assistance of any kind will be 
required. 
If the after-pains continue for more 
than an hour after foaling, it is evidence 
of some derangement of the womb. The 
services of a skilled veterinarian should 
be at once secured, and his advice strictly 
followed. A warm drink or weak slop 
of warm water with a little bran and 
salt will serve to make the mare feel 
comfortable, and help the secretion of 
milk. The foal should nurse as soon 
as possible. He may need a little as¬ 
sistance at first. The first milk serves I 
to move the bowels, a most important 
consideration in saving the life of the 
foal. E. T. RIDDICK. 
Turkeys and Tobacco Worms.—I 
notice that you speak in surprise of the j 
statement in an Australian paper of j 
using turkeys to clean out Tobacco ! 
worms, page 24. It is the general custom j 
hereabouts to use turkevs to worm the | 
tobacco, and the people here feel just as ; 
this antipodean paper says. Speaking | 
of useful fowls, we have a hen which , 
seems to take pride in catching mice, 
and the old cat is no more skillful than 
biddy. We think that a factory for 
making eggs of mice is profitable ! 
Hollywood, Md. e. d. s. 
Mangels for Stock Feeding. —Sow 
about the middle of April, on deeply- 
plowed, well-tilled land, the more fer¬ 
tile, the better yield. Mix in a few radish- 
seed so that the rows may be seen plainly 
to admit of early cultivating with the 
Planet Jr. wheel hoe. When the plants 
are four inches high, they may be easily 
tended with a horse hoe. A good stand 
may be secured by transplanting. The 
best variety for dairy stock is the Golden 
Tankard ; they are yellow-fleshed clear 
through, and produce milk and butter 
of the finest quality. We raised, in 189G, 
25 tons on three-fourths acre. I shall 
plant two acres this year. j e. 
Manchester. Iowa. 
Walnut Meat for the Fowls.—I 
have been in J,he habit of feeding three 
or four bushels of walnuts to the fowls 
each winter for several years, and I 
think them equal to the same amount of 
meat, and quite a welcome change of 
diet. They make them shell out the 
eggs all winter, and I am selling them 
at 12K cents per dozen. On a stump 
sawed off square about waist high, with 
a mallet I crack about one-half peck 
of nuts each week, and the hens will 
pick out every kernel. Let me tell you 
how we hull them. We pour them out 
on some smooth place, then take a heavy 
maul, mash the hulls, and scatter a little 
wheat among them and call the Leg¬ 
horns. They will scratch the nuts all 
loose from the hulls hunting for the 
wheat, and in a few days, the nuts will 
be dry enough to put away for winter 
use. This is a lazy man’s way to bull 
walnuts. h. h. 
Ohio. 
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MACHINE 
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HE WAS 
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But he didn’t 
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New York, Jan. 13, 1897. 
Dear SIRS:—1 bought from your agent at the American Institute Fair in 
October last, a ton of H-0 Dairy Feed for experiment. I tried it for thirty 
days on an old cow I had about made up my mind to shoot, as she was very 
unprofitable, giving but one quart of milk in the morning, and one in the 
evening. At the end of the thirty days’ trial of your Feed, however, she gave 
eight quarts of milk a day and was rapidly coming into prime condition. 
Having seen such positive results 1 have ordered one car load of the H-0 
Feed for the cows on my farm. 
Very truly yours, GEO. W. WHITE, 
Restaurant, 349 Canal St., N. Y. Citv 
Dairy, Greenridge, Staten Island. 
The H-0 Dairy Feed produces more milk, and richer in butter 
fats, than the feed you are now using. 
This is what we say, but the H-0 Feeds must prove it, or 
we will refund your money wittingly. 
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The Page fence has revolutionized the whole Park 
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