The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-03-16
but one color for . jennet jack. and
that is a black with white points, and

but one color for jennet jack. and
that is black with white points, and
be sure he is registered. And, besides
all this. see that the jack is from one
of the best families, and has an estab-
lished reputation as q breeder. The
dam should be of the same conforma-
ton as the sire, only the height need
not be so great About 141s hands
standard seems to be the best me-
dunn for jennet, but many small
er jennets have produced great results;
while larger jennets have, in many in
stances, produced larger colts
The larger jennets are not thought
to be such regular breeders, nor such
good mothers as their smaller sisters
The sire and dam being selected,
You have determined your foundation,
and it is then to be determined when
you will breed. Some breeders prefer
April, while others prefer September
or October. Both seasons have their
merits, and a breeder will not make a
mistake at either time. Having bred
your jennet, which we will presume is
in reasonable good fix, she should be
put on good grass if in the spring, and
if in fall or some good winter pasture
with some other quiet jennet, and by
no means with violent stock. And if
the pasture is not good she ought to
have good cut chop oats, or shelled
oats and bran and good sweet hay. If
properly fed she will not need your
immediate care. until the time of her
foaling, which will be about three
hundred and sixty-five days as a rule.
At this time If the weather be
good, she might be left in nice smooth
lot, and watch set over her to see
that everything goes right. Usually
she will not need your assistance, but
it is best you be on hand; if your as
sistance is needed it will be needed
very badly. Say she foals jack colt.
1t ought not to be less than three feet
two inches from such sire and dam as
above described. Now your work COM
mences. First see that its bowels move.
The first milk of the mother is good
for this. Then see that its kidneys are
properly at work, and that your colt
sucks right, and you can go for a few
hours and take a nap. Prepare feed
for your jennet composed of one-half
gallon oats and one-half gallon bran
mixed, and pour hot boiling water over
it, and let it set and cool. Give her
this with plenty of good grass and
hay, and You have started on your
journey to make a jack. Do not let
mules get near the colt, as they seem
to have a fondness for colt that takes
life. After you have started the colt
thus, put your jennet and colt in a lot
with good grass and water in the in
closure. anil keep plenty of good bone
and matchmaking food by them at all
times. Don't neglect good stall SO
that she and her colt can go in and out
at pleasure. At six months old the
colt should be weaned and taken to a
lot where he can neither see a mule
nor jennet, and there should be
placed in the lot with him a
weak FLY colt, to be his companion
until he gets too rough for her.
Now is the time to make your jack
what he is going to be. You are now
forming his character, and making his
bone and muscle. Shelled oats and
bran, or sheepfeed oats and good sweet
hay, are the best bone and muscle
making feed for your colt. Having fed
him this way until he is two years old,
he will be at least fifteen hands high,
and will be broken by the FLY, when
she should be removed, and he might
do little service at twenty-seven
months old. Then get him in shape
and wait for a purchaser, which will
not be long if you are active and work
judiciously all the way through
American Jack Breeder.