Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-25
Feeding Mare aai roal'


The eventual value OF the toal ae-
nenas a great deal ON how the young
.tar il lad al this time OF the year,
yhan an account OF drouth the pas.
rurs grasses have become scant anu
aTss canse animals untold misery
We'll il ii for the man who has pro
yidsd an ample supply Of green ioaaeF
,or the eklng out OF the grass supply.
We well remember the success ~
certain wei known breeder Of heavy
horses in Wisconsin whose toal crop
was always developed in manner
that astouished everyone, THIS sshhls'
nan attributed his success 20 the way
in which he fed the mares COINS upon
grass. ii was his custom 70 proFlae =
strip Of fodder corn thick!y so"h ~
side the pasture The strip was ABOUT
ten rods vide and the seed was drop.
ned from seeder. 50 as 70 plant y
thtckfy the alternate spoats we're SHUT
on. This corn came up az lhleA ~
hair on a dog as he used 70 SAY, ana
when the pasture grass began " Dry
IN was ready tor cutting as an adluhtt
food The brood mares and toals were
fspt In the bara during the day tine 10
( wide well ventilated box stalls u they
were 10 be shown AT ghs fall fairs. ~
/ Ia sheds ii they were not 70 b. shown
/ when turned out In this evening teey
/ were given a good feed Of this corn
which vas cut and thrown over tAe
pasture fence Al the rats OF = laFgs
/ armfui for each mare Having bsoa
fed a feed OF oats and bran bcfore be-
lng turned out thla flied them up and
they did not require 70 range ali ofsf
the pasture OF blte Il too close. y
was found well 10 conserve Ear pas
lures so that whsa the fall rains came
they would be In good shape 20 Hetai
up a strong. quick growth " arN
grass The nfst thing ia the m0En'
Ing the corn VAS again ral aad eatst.
By the mares and they uur. thsu
turned inte box stalls or sheds - M
case might be and here given 4 EAsI
feed OF oats aud bran, mixed @lth eai
hay. In the pastures and yards Theirs
was a supply " fresh water ~ al
times which the mares aad foats s1lls
take at wiI aut tbs lOalA were early
accustomed ~ sat Al the same tluA'
as their dams They bad gaetE trough
separate tom these containing "a
grain rattous Of the magge aHa tass'
we're we'll filed with tbs sAus agl1tHgt
OF grain aud anely eat hay bur ~
grain was crushed ana wsttsd Tai
WA given to fas tgals morning, uQpi
and Night. and ths mares led 10 IT,
same way on grain aad bran aIaa
with the green corn and ssass @!@aY
had full dow 81 milk ~ that 70
foats came along 10 thn taatraL p3i
sihls manner whereas tuals kept b
uetEhb0gs Ia the Tsaai Way made
sorry hppearapest enmpagiauu IL pAy
TO tsed In this manner 10 thas vi
foals may BE- kept steadily sguWiH
despite the warm. dTy weather. 10 sura
msr and long dry spells bgCa as y
have been experiencing aGd thgsg il .
cheaper food than cora fodder tpr "a
mares. nor DO w. know Ok 9BY gEas
crop that will produce #u mysh tEoi
y given area II the seed Ns pat In
q intervals Of week OF tsa days 4
= three or four successive seedlings 50
10 To have greca corn right Ai1uE for
F. long period of time. Tins maEes q
= wonderfully we'll on This faadtus at
T. their milk seems To sqegate freely al
le AFFORD the highest possible Bpuris
le ment for the fDaia which are at !
= timea sleek .sktaUr3 Bnd tatifty 1t
~ n much better plan ttaa feeding q
y foals nothing but thelr dams milk al
keeping the latter in the pasture.
y practice which - besides ruiugus
~ the pasture. Where additional feed
ue not given II Is little wonder that /
=" heavily taxed mare wilt cat the hes
:, out OF the pasture in search Of SD
az Client food for herself and toni. 4
where such drafts are made upon I
:, - pasture in dry spell it viii often
= found impossible to bring the II,
~ back in it's former strength when "
come rain come towards fall. Tn,
II double or trebble economy
keeping the mares and their foais
ne grass In the day time. feeding a
In fodder night and morning aud a rra
yet bran and cut hay ration three tin
eh daily. II the plan outlined we're m
So. generally followed there would bs
to wonderful improvement In the class
is horses annually raised on the far
De- OF the country.
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