The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-10-05

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best grain for horses or mules, though
corn is more commonly used In this
state and is q good food If used with dis
erection. Oats are better because they
are more easily digested and possess the
essential constituents Of . good food ia
better proportions, and therefore, by
throwing less work on the digestive or
gans, are less liable to cause indignation
and collie. They should be dry, clean
and free from must. II cut before they
are too ripe, their value Is greatly en-
HANGED. While corn is q fruitful cause
Of collie, yet it ia q good food for working
stock, but should be fed with caution.
Oats and corn may be fed whole to .
grown horse whilehis teeth remain good.
but for colts and old horses they are bet
ter if ground. Bran, inseed meal, etc..
if fed in small quantities and with other
foods, are beneficial in keeping the bow
els loose and in good condition. Almost
any of the varieties of hay in common
use may be fed with safety if they are
cut before becoming too ripe, are well
cured and free from mold. New hay
should never be fed to working stock, as
it is very apt to cause arrangement of
digestion, and so cause collie. The guam
tity of food to be given must depend
largely upon the amount of work re-
quired from the animal and his individ-
ual peculiarities. From four to eight
quarts of oats, or from 8 to Is ears of
corn two or three times daily are about
the proper limits. The Quantity of hay
required is usually from 10 to 20 pounds
daily.
If horse is required to do more work
than usual on given day, it is COM
mon custom to give him more food. This
is great mistake. Owing to the fatigue
consequent to the increased exertion, the
animal is less able to digest a large feed
and therefore should be fed less instead
of more. Again, it is decidedly i'm
proper to give horse large feed, espe-
cially of corn, Immediately after under
going severe exercise. If a large feed
be given Immediately before active ex-
ercise, the blood which is required by the
digestive organs in order to carry on
their proper functions goes to the mus
cular system, digestion is impaired, and
colo is possible result. If large feed
be given Immediately after active or
prolonged exercise, the animal is weak,
and the blood is drawn upon largely for
the rebuilding of the muscular waste,
and the digestive organs suffer accord
ingly.
A change of food should be made with
caution. If change must be made, a
smaller quantity of the new food should
be given for several days, and the
amount increased gradually. In no case
should change Of food and work be
made at the same time. A good rule is,
never give horse full feed OH a change
of work, nor full work on q Change of
feed.
Instead of feeding large number OF
mules together, giving the grain in large
quantities and using foul water-and
that only when convenient, as is the
common practice-if the following meth
cd be pursued the great loss of mules by
collie now experienced by Mississippi
planters would be reduced at least three
fourths: The mule should be watered
and then fed at least one hour before 60
ing to work in the morning. In themid-
die of long forenoon he should again
have water. At noon he should be first
watered and then allowed to eat hay for
short time before receiving his grain,
which should be given him at least one
hour before he is again put to work
In the middle of the afternoon he
should be watered again, and in the
evening his grain should not be given
him until he has first been watered and
allowed to eat hay for at least an hour.
The trouble and loss of time required to
water working animals in the middle of
the forenoon and afternoon may in some
cases render it impracticable, but fire.
quent watering will be found advan-
tageous to the stock in all cases and a
powerful factor in the prevention of
collie.
So long as the animal will drink it no
water is considered too foul for either
horses or mules. Not only is this neglect
on the part Of stock owners responsible
for many cases of collie, but many other
diseases also are directly traceable to i'm
pure water. An unlimited supply of good
pure water is essential to the health Of
all animals used for farm work. Pools
formed from surface drainage where
large quantities of organic matter are
carried into them, and wells or pools
contiguous to barnyards or manure heaps.
are especially to be avoided.
Sudden changes of temperature, un-
duly severe exertion, parasites (worms,
etc., in the intestines and feeding on
green grass when the animal is not &C.
customed to it are frequent causes Of
collie.
Live Stock Points.
The horned Dorset is the sheep tor
winter lambs.
Millet, when sown for green fodder.
may be put in as late as August.
In England it is the custom to breed
horned Dorset ewes to Southdown sires
for Christmas mutton.
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