The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-20

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pends a great deal 90 how the young
ster is fed az this time Of the year
when on account Of drouth the pas
tnre grasses have become scant and
flies cause animals untold misery
Well Is IL for the man who has pro-
Fided an ample supply d green fodder
Tor the eking out Of the grass supply.
We weii remember the success of 4
certain wen known breeder Of heavy
horses 10 Wisconsin whose foai crop
vas always developed IN manner
that astoniehed everyone This gentle
man attributed his success 10 the way
~ which be fed the mares eolng upon
grass. Il vas hi custom to provide d
strip Of fodder corn thickly sown be-
side the pasture The strip Was about
ten rods wide and the seed was drop
ped from q seedeT. So as TO plant 1t
thickly the alternate sp0uts we're shut
on. This corn came Up .as thick as
hair on a dog as he used 10 say. and
when the pasture grass began TO dry
up was ready for cutting as an adjunct
food The brood mares and ioals were
kept 10 the barn during the day timo ia
wide well ventilated box stalls II they
were TO be shown al the fan fairs, Or
Ia sheds II they were not to be shown.
When turned out ln the evening they
were given a good feed Of this corn
which was cut and thrown over the
pasture fence at the rate Of a large
armful for each mare Having been
fed a feed Of cats and bran before be-
ing turned out this filled them up and
they did not require 70 range an over
the pasture or bite it too close. II
was found wen 70 conserve the pas
lures so that when the fan rains came
they would be IN good shape 70 send
Up a strong. quick growth Of new
grass. The frsf 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 tho
case might be and here given fui
feed Of oats and bran, mixed with cut
hay. III the pastures and yards there
was q supply OF fresh water at ali
times which the mares and foals could
take al will and the foals were early
accustomed 10 eat at the same time
as their dams They had their troughs
separate from those containing the
grain rstions Of the mares and these
we're well Allied with the same mixture
OF grain and finely cut hay but the
grain was crushed and wetted. This
was given 70 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 a fun flow OF milk so that the
loals came along IN the fastest pos
sible manner whereas foals kept BY
nelghbors IN the usual way made
sorry appearancei IN comparison Il pays
to feed in this manner so that the
Goals may be kept steadily growing
despite the warm dry weather OF sum
mer and long dry spells such aa 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 50 much from
given area II the seed be put in at
intervals OF a week or ten days FOR
three or four successive seedlings 30 as
10 have green corn right along for a
long period Of time. The mares do
wonderfully well on this feeding and
their milk seems 70 secrete freely and
afford the highest possible nourish-
ment for the foals which are at all
times sieek-sfinned and thrifty Il Is
a much better plan than feeding the
foais nothing but their dams milk and
keeping the latter In the pasture, a
practice which Is besides ruinous 70
the pasture. Where additional feed ls
not given II is little wonder that the
heavily taxed mare viii eat the heart
out Of the pasture IN search Of sum
cient food for herself and foal, and
where such drafts are made upon the
pasture IN a dry spell # viii often be
found impossible 70 bring the grass
back ii lts former strength when well
come rain coue towards fall There
is a double or trebbie economy IN
keeping the mares and their foals on
grass IN the day time. feeding corn
fodder night and morning and a grain.
bran and cut hay ration three times
daily. II the plan outlined were more
generally followed there would be
wonderful improvement IN the class Of
horses annually raised on the farms
~ the country