Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-07

Useful Nints on the Treatment aud IrsAh-
Ing ~ Colts.
Buy good young fliies or mares Of
which there H. gpod proof that they are
not sold bv some one disc brrause they
are poor breeders ot don't breed Al ali
aud the hcpvir' 'ip softer Bfncd Thorn
10 the best stations within rearh Don't
hesitate about the stallion Zee. ~ the
difference between t1e,best and poorest
Is not more than tive dollars TO eight
dollars which Is u very slight difference
between the BEST and poorest colts After
breeding the mare work her right along
carefully. feed we'll, bat never gorge
y month or two before foaliug provide
the marc with good box stall anil small
yard adjoining. By all means have this
yard fenced with h0nr,is, turn tine mare
loose m the box stall ~ nights aud Ia the
yard days when she is not 40 work a
few DAYS before aud after imlng feed
the mare very light. for fear OF securing
the colt Watch the colt for u few dayl
toae TINT 1t docs not bpcomccon,upIicd.
After three or four days " the colt ap.
pears all r.ght, gradually RAISE the mares
food TO about all she will eat mp clean.
Whom the colt Is D, week or ton days old
yon may begin working the mare Wurl;
very carefully for the first fow days, and
do not Keep theInare from the colt tor
moro than three hours At time. DO no.
lo; the colt follow the MARI under amy
circumstances, but lot him remain IN
the box stall until he becomes usod to
staying without hor, and give him thu
run Of the yard also When the colt u
about "A month old put q few oats IA tlis
I box and he Will soon learn TO eat los
the mare aud colt run Ia the pasture ~
soon rs the grass Ia good Keep thDm
along Ia this way until about u month
before weaving the colt, then you may
take the mare out M the morning and
not return her ull night Now gtadu-
ally increase the colts feed
IN about two or three weeks you may
put the marc IN with the colt fora hour
or two in the evening, then take her out
and ne her uy herself. not returning hur
10 tho colt until the next evening. In
two or thrvo weeks your colt will be on
tiroly wcanod without feeling the shock
OF worrying the marc, let the colt re-
main IN the box stall or yard, feed two
quarts oi oats twice day with a bran
ui,sh at noon throe times u week. Feed
plenty Of good hay, watir three times u
day aud keep salt continually before tho
colt Leave the colt IN the yard IN tho
spring ull tho grass Is good Now 'omp
bniht morning take tho colt with un
older horse 90 the pasture, bring thom
back to tho stanlcat night. la two or
three days you may take the colt TO th,
pasture without the horse. AZ night
take hun out % litilo feed, IA this will
keep him cuntcutod. 30 sure that mo
has found water Now 10 may unain
In the pasture until tho grass begins to
tail then he should have u few oats un-
~ about the first Of November or Do
ccmbpr. when he should bo taken To "A
yard with an oppu shed aud bo treated
about the same ~ hr was tho fret win
tor During the uezt year treat him
something 10 you would your stock cat
tie letting INN run IA the pasture dur
inl iLesnmmcr aud on blue grass pasture
during the winter. feeding some grain
during storms Now IN regard TO break.
ing my plan Is not 10 touch the colt
until nm ready TO begin spring work.
Then get tho colt INTO The box sinll, aud
putting tho harness on carefully have
an older horse harucssod and lead The
colt out aud tie him strongly to the hamJ
OF the other horse. One man take the
lines aud another the colts hitch rein,
get them To the field Us soon ~ possible
drive them IN the plowed ground Tor au
nour then hitch them to a brush mad,
for that purpose. Repeat this operation
for day or two and your colt will b,
broaun. Mir Baxter At Iowa Farmers
Institute.