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THE RURAL NKW-YORKEB 
November 26, 
WINTERING THE DRAFT COLT. 
The first Winter is one of the most 
critical periods in the colt’s life. Its 
market value at maturity is greatly in¬ 
fluenced by proper or improper care at 
this time. If the colt is stunted by poor 
care or accident, he will never reach the 
maximum of growth he would other¬ 
wise attain. On the other hand, if he is 
kept thrifty and is fed liberally on eco¬ 
nomical feeds, with due attention to a 
few other essentials, he will mature into 
an animal that will yield the most profit. 
Upon exercise and stable management 
depend much of the colt’s thriftiness 
and ability to grow. A colt needs about 
all the fresh air and sunshine he can 
get. We have always had the best suc¬ 
cess in letting the little fellows run in 
a large open field, where they have a big 
roomy shed into which they might go at 
will. They are always lolling-about the 
yard or wandering about the field except 
on the most stormy days. This method 
keeps them healthy and develops con¬ 
stitution and hardiness. To keep a colt 
tied in a warm stable is a thing we 
would never do. Close stabling may be 
all right for animals that are being fat- 
Habits of growth are formed during this 
time that stay with him. If he is stunted 
at this time, he never will overcome the 
effects and make as good a horse as 
would have been possible otherwise. The 
quality of the feed is not to be over¬ 
looked. Bright clean feed that is ap¬ 
petizing is best. It encourages the colt 
to eat larger amounts, and is more easily 
digested. Bad or mouldy feed frequently 
causes digestive disorders, harsh coat and 
skin, a pot-bellied appearance, and other 
troubles. Feed should be farm grown 
so far as possible. The old idea that 
oats make the best grain feed is still 
quite true, but oats are not the only 
suitable ration by any means. Oats are 
usually expensive when we consider 
their market price. A cheaper feed that 
can partly replace oats will make the 
ration more economical. For this we 
have used corn for about one-third of 
the ration. Of course corn lacks in pro¬ 
tein, but that is made up in the large 
amount of it contained in Alfalfa, which 
we feed. Field peas or wheat bran are 
rich in protein, and make very good colt 
feeds. Good clover or Alfalfa are the 
most appetizing and most easily digested 
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tened for market, but we want our colts 
to do something more than fatten. A 
colt kept in such a hothouse manner 
may actually appear to do better than 
his brother that is given the freedom of 
a big field. Often, however, much that 
appears to be growth is merely fat. The 
colt does not have stamina and consti¬ 
tutional powers developed, and will not 
grow later and make as good a horse as 
his outdoor brother. 
A colt needs company. Like all young¬ 
sters he likes to play and frolic, and to 
be with young animals of his own age. 
If there are two or three or half a dozen 
or more colts on the farm it is the best 
plan to let them run together. The colts 
will do better, and the work of caring 
for them will be much easier. Of course 
we would have only weanlings in the 
same field. Sometimes where there are 
quite a number they can be divided into 
two lots to good advantage. To turn a 
young colt in with two or three-year- 
olds is a mistake. The little fellow is 
crowded back from the feed box, from 
the water tank and is kicked out of the 
shed by the stronger ones. 
A colt must have good feed and plenty 
of it. About half the colt’s mature 
weight is made during its first year, 
hay that be fed to the colts. Timothy 
hay is a more expensive feed because 
less is raised per acre. It is not so 
palatable, and it contains a large amount 
of crude fibre which is indigestible. For 
the sake of variety and economy corn 
fodder or good oat straw may replace a 
part of the clover or Alfalfa. If there 
is sufficient pasture on the place so that 
some can be left for Winter pasture it 
will add greatly to the health, thrift and 
growth of the colt. A few roots fed oc¬ 
casionally have a very beneficial effect 
on the digestive system. 
Accidents at this time, especially wire 
cuts, will stunt the colt’s growth and 
usually mar or blemish him for life. 
Due care to prevent them will pay. 
Fences should be repaired. If the fences 
are of woven wire the chances of injury 
from this source are reduced to a mini¬ 
mum. All projecting poles and broken 
boards in the shed should be fixed up. 
It will pay to attend to these details. 
Iowa. H. E. MCCARTNEY. 
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to play with that Smith boy any more, 
he looks a bad little boy.” Young Hope¬ 
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little boy. He’s been in a reformatory 
school twice, and each time he’s been 
let out for his good conduct.”—Mel¬ 
bourne Australasian. 
MILK AT ONE GENT A QT. 
Rural Life, Rochester, N. Y., says: At every 
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Among the number at Ithaca was Edward H. 
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herd only the most promising heifers for milk 
production. One of Mr, Marshall’s Holstein cows, 
the past season, produced milk at a cost of less 
than a cent a quart for feed consumed during a 
S eriod of 48 days. She was milked three times a 
ay. In estimating the value of food eaten by 
this cow, a bushel of Mangolds was valued at 10 
cents; silage, 10 cents for 30 pounds; Unicorn feed, 
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