Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-06-12
Agricultural.
now 10 Treal Breeding Mares.

the conduct ~ The vital processes M q
constitute the agencies which mold his G
tire bodily organism-bone. sinew, &C.
don, muscle aud all The health Of q
mother can not be Altered without core
ponding deirimeut 10 the fetus. IL
through the medium Of her digestion an
circulation that the latter is ulurishe
aud matured. lfshe is well fed, III
colt receives his share Of the benefit. tn
colt will be the same.
To feed the mare with foal upon strong
heating diet is a great mistake. VIVA
she needs IS moist nutritious food, sncl
as can b. easily digesicd anl will keeI
the bowels loose. In wiDier-iime. or Al
any other season when she is steadily
worked, chopped feed, with proveudcr. i,
the best. la no case let her be gorred
with corn; but il will be no harm TO feed
her sparingly Of corn-meal, as provcuder.
made moist and thoroughly soaked. lfit
is in time Of pasture. she will need no
other feed. In the latter months of res.
iaiion the food may be increased. She
requires more at this period. having both
the foal and herscrto support, and the
former now draws heavily upon the moth.
er for his su. tie ,ance; yet, while she
should never be allowed to fall Of and be.
come poor very full, plethoric condition
is decidedly Objectionable. In fact it is
sill more hazardous to her than the re.
verse.
Concerning the qualities Of the feed,
90 great care is impossible. At this Pc
iod Of all others the food should be pure.
NITROUS and wholesome. Mouldy hay I
r FILLER, or injured grain should be
'rupuIously excluded from her diet.
ossibly the mother might resist its iniu-
Gus effects. but the fual must inevitably a
ltier, and might be ruined entirely. p
rous2ndS OF colts are brought into the st
orld in diseased condition, induced by
c unhealthy food upon which the moth. .
has been compelled to sustain TIE lives {
both.
Another consideration of Importance Fl
the amount OF labor the mare may per. n,
I'm 1t is better for her to do LIGHT
rk, at least up to within seven or eight
eks oil ioaling, at which time she should "A "A
relieved Of all service, unless il some -
Id exercise. She should, also, about l.
time, be removed from other animals =
It she may not DC injured by them. At
period should she be assigned any Nc
y hard labor, or be subjected to SC.
C strains. As she nears the time Of Bl
ling she should be kept where she car
easily watched, so that it any difficulty In
'es during parturilion assistance NAV o
endered promptly. RRea
'trng the time of sucking, the mare Boo
aid receive the best of attention. Her 'n a.,
should be generous, wholesome aud DC
ndant. 1t should never escape the o. ~
d of her keeper that she now has two Bril- Bril-
to support, and the tax upon her /
n TIE colts necessities occasion is very
t. Occasionally, a bran mash may It Gu
iyen-ryc bran, if it can be obtained;
at all times plenty of chopped feed, Eo
sweet bay, and oats will be Just the ~ ,isys
Tor her. But abstain from feeding
corn If pasture can be produced, ~
viii do better on this than upon any -
else. AS feeding the mare is feed
he colt also, nothing should be allowed the f
hat can injure the latter, as some ar. G der q
OF food or medicine may do without s Ua,ii
iSly affecting the stronger organism s seS =,
mother. and S
Ter thirty days, if she is again in sea- the aS@S 3,
h9 mare may once more be taken to ''' An lil
horse, ii the owner is determined same
We her bring colt every year But AIS,
l.
there Is a grave objection. In all form 9
animal creation, a state of nraono- Az. ~,
uriously affects the character of the r reMs
ihofded the sucking offspring Bet 'a n,ln
It's can lc raised by breeding the genera
'nly every second year, or bc Go
lLo Dcta
LABOR OF the mother should be quite tieular
lo67,-
eglnIng not before a month or six rcferre
after foallng Except for specially to part
reasons, the colt should never he II The %
TED from running with the mother reserve re- egg,
ne ioal is sound and healthy, he will %"
special attention until the time of
g, which will generally be at the State
about six months D., Lamo
= ovL;., i. Dub upon this the LIST
m, limitation can be estab. LIS.
The condition and developments Ia }, q
~ "iusl ueteTmlne this matter IF ton ant
ng'ter is thin and weakly he should s aeeF9 gsS
'"'u 10 remain with the dam for q Court. t
OF two longer and in extreme cas-. i proSate
more than this Fall cnIte eho,Il June, A
he allowo / ~ V''o onouiu And it Il
'ho motherS milk till en- TO oil
IS comes IN the snrinp M IN same tl
a raonol many Iall Newsdei
"e"peu W soon, and they nearly vous TO
during the barrenavs OIL may apl
M, Noo "uu iuclen- ifany q
winter This mistaken practice not 6e a
be the origin Of the common he. sswo