The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-30
FARM Ind RDl n.

aArTERs oF lasTEsEsT ,To AoRI.
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Ssms Up-to-Dsts Hints About Oulti-
" vstion of # tho Soil and Yields
Thsrsoa- Mortisultsrs. vitioulturs and
Hloriculturs. 1; 81 n, ss5S i. &.
Feeding Marc ana Fsai.
The eventual value Of the foal de-
ponds great deal on how the young
stsr 10 ted at, this time OF the year,
whom on account Of drouth the pas
$ture grasses have become soant and
Aies cause animals untold misery.
Well is It for the man who has pro-
vided an ample supply Of green fodder
for the ,eking out Of the grass supply.
We we'll remember the success Of q
certain we'll known breeder OF heavy
horses in Wisconsin whose foal crop
was always developed in q manner
that astonished everyone. This GENTLE
man attributed his success to the way
in which he fed the mares going upon
grass. It was his custom to provide q
strip Of fodder corn thickly sown be-
side the pasture. The strip was about
ten rods wide and the seed was drop
ped from a seeder So as to plant 1t
thickly the alternate spouts were shut
OF. This cora came up "as thick as
hair on a dog" as he used to say, and
when the pasture. grass began to dry
up was ready for cutting as an adjunct
food. The brood mares and foals were
kept in the barn during the day time in
wide we'll ventilated box stalls if they
were to be shown at the fall fairs, or
in sheds If they were not to be, shown.
When turned out in the evening they
were given a. good feed of this corn
which was cut and thrown over the
pasture fence, at the rate Of large
armful for each mare. Having been
fed feed of oats and bran before be-
ing turned out this filled them up and
they did not require to range all over
the pasture or bite 1T too close.;, 1t
was found well totconserve the pas
lures so that when the fall rains came
they would be in good shape to send
up a strong, quick growth of new
grass. The first thing in the morn
ing the corn was again cut and eaten
by the mares and they were then
turned into box stalls or sheds as the
case might be and here given a full
nj not nd hVsor yroiv NUi
hay. In the pastures and yards there
was supply OF fresh water at all
times which the mares and foals could
take at will and the foals were early
accustomed to eat at the same time
as their dams. They had their troughs
separate from those containing the
grain rations of the mares and these
were we'll filled with the same mixture
OF grain and finely cut hay but the
grain was crushed and wetted. This
was given to the foals morning, noon
and night, and the mares fed in the
same way on grain and bran along
With the green corn and grass always
had full flow Of milk so that the
foals came along in the fastest pos
stble manner whereas foals kept by
neighbors In the usual way made
sorry appearancein comparison. 1t pays
to feed in this manner so that the
foals may be kept steadily growing
despite the warm, dry weather Of sum-
mer and long dry spells such as we
have been experiencing and there is no
cheaper food than corn fodder for the
mares. nor do we know of any other
crop that will produce so much from
Q given area If the seed be put in at
intervals Of a week or ten days for
three or four successive seedlings so as
to have green corn right along for a
long period Of time. The mares do
wonderfully well on this feeding and
their milk seems TO secrete freely and
afford the highest possible nourish-
ment for the foals which are at all
times sleek-skipned and thrifty. 1t is
a much better plan than feeding the
foals nothing but their dams milk and
keeping the latter In the pasture, a
practice which Is besides ruinous to
the pasture. Where additional feed is
not given it Is little wonder that the
heavily taxed mare will eat the heart
out Of the pasture In search of sufi-
Gent food for herself and foal, and
whore such drafts are made upon the
pasture in dry spell it will often be
found impossible to bring the grass
back in It's former strength when well
como rain come towards fall. There
- . double or trebhle economy in
keeping the mares and their foals OF
grass in the day tinse, feeding corn
fodder night and morning and grain,
bran and cut hay ration three times
daily. II the plan outlined were more
generally followed there would be a
wonderful improvement in the class OF
horses annually raised on the farms
e the, country.
A Plea for Orehard Grass.
Can anyone tell why orchard grass,