Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-06-19

ency in the developmentlof bone and mus
Gle. The muscles and tendons being SO i'll
supplied with material for growth and de-
Ivelopment, become weak, and afford but lit
tie support to the bones and joints, so that
the former become crooked, and the latter
weak, defects which no after feeding, no
skill in training, can counteract. The di-
gestive organs of these young animals are
not calculated to extract nutriment from such
inferior provender as many of them get !;
consequently the cravings Of hunger compel
them often to gorge themselves with the
same, merely to keep the vital spark ignit-
ed. The result is, that they over distend
the stomach and become s'pot-6elzied."-
Such miserable mode of feeding is the
principal cause of the generation Of intesti-
nal worms: on the discovery of which the
owner cries out worms worms and thinks
he has discovered the cause of the colts un-
thriftiness, and then commences drugging
the animal for the same, with vermifuges
that would oftimes kill a veU animal; to say
the least, many of the extolled drugs prove
more injurious to the digestive organs than
to the worms; and suppose he succeeds in
physicing off the worms :; and they appear
again, and the case is as bad, and even worse
than before, because physic debilitates the
animal. Whereas, the owner should re-
move the cause, which exists in the form of
innutritive diet.
1t should be known to breeders, that from
the time of birth up to maturity, colts re-
quire food abounding in fesh-making prin-
ciple, nitrogenous compounds, oats, corn,
&c.; otherwise they must necessarily be de-
ticlent IN size, symmetry, and powers Of en-
durance.
This truth may be illustrated by analogy
For example, we desire to raise to perfec-
tion and full proportion, any particular We
getable production. In order to do so, we
may select soil, or furnish the same with the
elements of the organized tissues Of such We
getable, or how can we expect it to become
perfected. Just so with the colt the eIe-
ments Of its organized tissues must consist
in proper quantity and quality of food
Colts should be regularly feed and water
tered; their food to consist of ground oats,
wheat bran, and sweet hay, in quantities suf-
fcient to promote their growth
Another bad system is, that of not provi-
ding proper shelter fsr such animals; they
are often exposed to the vicissitudes Of the
weather, under the false notion of making
them tough and hardy. know not what
the benevolence Of some men consist of,
when they suffer poor uncomplaining brute
to endure both neglect and hunger without
remorse.
Equally unwise are those men who con-
fine their colts to close, unventilated and
filthy stables, deprived of light, exercise and
pure air. Can we wonder at their wretched
appearance? Colts should be groomed eve
ry day; a clean skin favors the vitalization
Of the blood. They should be permitted to
gan'boz about as much as they choose. Ex-
ercise develops muscle, makes an animal
active and spirited, and increases the capa-
city of lungs and chest.
By the above means, and proper atten-
ton to the principles of breeding, the busi-
ness of raising colts may become both credi-
table and profitable"