Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13


tance Just at present for II 10 easily
seen that horses are 10 be worth high
prices for many years TO come, 80 that
every possible foal should be saved.
A few years ago many farmers con-
sidered foala actual nulsances, but that
is changed and we are now glad that
tho youngsters got warm welcome
~ they did OF yore. II is often tho
case that brood mare proves poor
milker and her owner is at loss TO
know what would be the best food for
her foal, II the proper food bo not
provided the foal grows up stunted
In form and size and the possible prof
II is lost, For foals that have lost
their mothers or for those that have
poor milking dams cows milk 10 the
best food at first. This milk is less
sweet than that OF the mare hence
should be sweotened with little su-
gar, but not diluted with water. At
first half u pint OF milk four or Ave
times daily will be enough for good
results, but as the colt grows strong
er the amount may bo Increased grad
ually until the toal Ia getting all he
will take. II the milk disagrees with
his stomach then II ls good plan
to add lime water TO each mess Of milk
In the proportion OF one tablespoonful
to each pint Of milk. This tends TO
keep the milk sweet, but II consti-
patton Ia present the first step should
bo to give the foal dose OF castor oil
In milk to clear tho irritating matters
from the intestinal track The proper
dose is from two to four tablespoon
fuls for foal from two to four weeks
old, and after the physlc operates no
other medicine will be needed unless
the foal has been suffering from
scours, In which case ten grains OF
subnitrate Of blsmuth should bo given
three or four times daily, according
to the severity Of the case, until scour-
Ing ceases, which IL will speedily do
under this treatment, When the hand
fed foal reaches the age of four weeks
other food should be added TO tho
cows milk, and for this purpose moth
Ing ia better than oil meal or laxseed
Jelly. A half pint OF the meal is about
the right amount to give young foal
twice daily, but when the Jelly is used
1t may be given three times daily, and
will keep the bowels in good order.
The jelly is made by pouring two
quarts Of cold water upon one cupful
OF whole ilaxseed and allowing II TO
soak for twenty-four hours, when
jelly will have formed In addition
to the above foods foal should be
early accustomed to eating grain, and
for this reason box should be placed
where the colt can get at II and not
the mare, and this box should be kept
filled with equal parts of ground oats
and bran. When foal is four months
old the sweet milk may be replaced
by skim milk and the ground oats
by crushed oats, and the foal will have
commenced to eat n little grass When
the mare is poor nurse, having a
small supply Of milk for her foal, she
may be made to give more milk by
proper feeding Of milk-formlng foods.
OF these there is nothing superior to
green grass, but where this does not
suffice she may be encouraged In milk
flow by the feeding Of such foods as
bran and oats, and where her foal Ia
to be show beast tho bran and
ground oats along with cut hay pay
| Sc made Into slob With milk, TlGxE
seed or even cotton seed weel will n.... also
be found Useful in stimulating flow
Of milk, but great care must always
be taken to change the mares food
very gradually, else II will be likely
to injuriously affect the digestion OF
the foal, See to 1t that the young foal
Is dropped In clean-bedded box stall
and that Its belly and navel are at
once washed with a per cent solu-
tlon OF some effective dlsinfectant,
such as creolin or lysol. The washing
Of the navel should be repeated twice
daily for week, or until every raw
spot has disappeared, for where this
is done there will be no danger Of loss
from na,y,ssl Or Joint d!sees2 Which arc
caused by the entrance af Alth GERMS
by way Of the open umbilcal vein In
the raw navel cord. Avoid letting tho
foal follow the mare to work or allow
ing It to suck when mare is warm and
sweaty, ~. .''"--r--,