The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20


~ separated from their dams III at
shsnd and II Will very much depend
how the foal IS taken care Of at this
period as to ho# he will 4 grow and
what ne will grow into. It has been
truly said that Bit is impossible rs Is.
gain toaI flesh once it. is lost at. the
weaving time. and foal stunted al
this time will never make SO good a
horse as would have been the case had
he been vel fed and kept constantly
progressing. Nature supplies il, ia
milk Of the mare all Of the REQUIRE
sm mel OF the growing foal and il at the
weaving time the food supplied ii lieu
OF ne mot theirs milk be not properly
balanced as a ration the foal wi III 90
back stead Of forward. The chief re-
quirement Of the young growing ami
2 NAL ma q IS nitrog enous5 food OF highly
nu Ll.l t to and easily digestible ma
8tu u and If this is supplied the foa1
y Will " I; make steady progress and in
spring look very different from the one
that has been fed upon the lee side Of
q straw stack with corn and corn
fodder 1 IN addition to coarse , hay as q
"a 1lte'l1; n The best possible heterogeneous
1000 't'tl for young foals is oats in the form
\ q meal or crushed and screened to re-
move the husks and as an adjunct Ia
this food bran and oil meal should be
ADDED 70 &c q Prior to weaving the foal
should be accustomed to eat this mix
ture from q box placed where the mare
cannot take the food intended. for its
h yo'ullngster. e this be done the foal
will vii not fret SO much when the dam
!: is kept away from it and will go on
growing in proper manner. The mare
should tl''1lle be separated from the foal, but
not put in different place or barn.
She may be kept in sight Of the foal
and this this will also help to keep the foal
from ON fretting so much. The mare
should be partially MIXED three times
daily and have a ration Of dry hay
and q very little oats to keep back the
flow OF milk which Is no longer needed.
The udder should be carefully cared
for to make sure that it does not be-
come too much congested with milk.
II It Should become hot and sore rub
it with camphorated oil and even
battle it with hot water. The cam
;phorated Oil is also a good application
to lessen the flow Of milk if the mare
does not dry UP promptly. After the
milk ceases to flow the mare may be
separated from the foal and placed in
a dry pasture for fear that the green
pasture might bring back a flow OF
milk. There is little fear Of feeding
the foal too much so long as the food
is nutritious and of the right sort. If
the oats are fed whole there is a like
lihood Of causing indigestion or consti-
patton and when crushed the husks if
not removed are liable to produce the
same conditions so that it is best to
feed at first crushed oats from which
the bulls have been removed by screen
ing and after awhile the foal will be
able to digest the unscreened crushed
oats and later on the whole oats. #
It be desired to feed the foal for a
horse show or to show 1t as foa1 it
may be necessary to feed some milk,
but this must be carefully done else it
is sure to make trouble A fine adj
4dition to milk as diet for young
foals IS oil meal or flaxseed jelly and
the thin Cruel OF boiled oatmeal which
may be given once daily and will be
greatly appreciated. All hay and
fodder should be wetted, and care
should be taken to keep the bowels
open for which purpose it will usual
ly be necessary to feed soft bran
mash two or three times week. Il In
winter time carrots also make a splen-s
did addition to the ration of both
foals and the adult horses on the farm.
In all the feeding and management Of
the foal the main idea should be to-
produce a steady growth and not to
feed such foods as corn except in small
quantities and in the coolest weather.
If this be done the foa1 will grow up
into a profitable horse and will repay
the owner for his care and feed.
j. United States Dipping Regulations.
( The United States government regu-
.lations as to the dipping Of sheep ara
as follows: No sheep affected with