Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-07
LAXATIVE Foods for aor.e.,


done in making up a ration that viii
prove at once economical and nutri
tious. He can afford to feed in on
way when the horse is idlo or dom,
but light work but this feeding woul,
be wrong and wasteful of animal tbs
sues II the animal were at hard labor
The food at all times must supply ,
SUFFICIENT amount of material to main
tain the horse without loss of weight
This ts the food Of maintenance. The
latter food Is sufficient If the animal
be doing nothing but must be aug.
mented whenever the animal is to per.
form labor or produce a healthy
foetus. Where work is expected every
cay the bowels must be so regulated
that nothing of value is lost. When
the animal is idle work does not re-
move any surplus nutrients of the
food not required for repair of tissue
or actual maintenance. If the bowels
In the latter condition should become
c0nst1pated and the surplus matters
be not removed through the kidneys
and sweat pores the liver and kidneys
become surcharged and the blood
sluggish and impure. These facts
show the Importance of right use of
succulent food for horses. While the
horse is working hard the succulent
food Is a positive injury in that it
tends to remove undigested, as result
Of laxity of the bowels, food nutrients
that are daily required for formation
OF muscle supply or vim and vigor and
in other words repair OF tissue waste.
Where on the other hand the horse is
idle the cucculent food may be and
usually Is required to overcome the
tendency to constipation and it's &C.
companying train Of evils. In the
former case the feeding of bran daily
would be detrimental in the latter case
IL would be useful and profitable. The
hard working horse keeps its bowels
IN condition by exercise and utilities
all OF the food nutrients supplied him
so long as his digestive organs are
kept In good condition. If he be fed
bran daily he will continually suffer
from what may be called subacute in
digestion and fail to derive the proper
amount OF nourishment from the
sound oats given him in addition to
the bran. When Sunday arrives, how
ever his wonted exercise is stopped
and he Is unable to throw off the sur
plus food nutrients not needed by
work. II he has been daily fed bran
he will now be liable to suffer from
acute indigestion If given a bran
mash. This being the case the feeding
o1 bran mash to horse that has
been taking dry bran throughout the
week is a dangerous practice. Where
the hard working horse not fed upon
bran but getting large quantities of
pats during the week is given bran
nash on Saturday night the effect will
oe good and the practice is to be COM
nended. Occasional bran mashes are
'lso excellent for idle horses when
ed upon corn, and a small quantity
u bran will make the crushed oats fed
o colts more effective. We say these
Kings for the reason that bran causes
opening OF the bowels by irritating
ne bowels. 1t does not give a great
lmount of nutrients although it's an
llyses would lead one to suppose that
t was even more nutritious than oats.
t is indigestiblo and passes through
ne 1ntestines in many cases wholly
lndigested. 1t acts as a laxative for
he reason that it is a foreign body
md is thrown off as useless by the
rritated intestines. For this reason
t is an excellent preparation for a
'hysic ball as when fed in the shape
II bran mash without any other food
or two or three feeds the bowels are
pened up somewhat and rendered fit
or the purgative effects of an aloes
all. Carrots act in somewhat differ
mt manner. They do not prove lax
tive on account of any irritating ef-
ect but on account of real succulence
nd have the special power of acting
lcely upon the pores of the skin.
hey may be fed to a horse in Door
when bran would only az
ravate the impoverishment. Roots
re relished by horses and digestible
ut bran must be fel with caution.
Coachcrs of High Quality In Demand.
There is said to be at the present
me a very good demand for high
riced coachers both for home and
oreign markets. In fact this demand
as been quite brisk for a year past.
here are large number of good
lzed cities in the United States ana
4 each city are people that can afford
have a team of high quality coach
rs. This makes the volume of home
emand considerable. There is an es-
ecially strong demand for well-match-
ii teams and mon fhot how.