Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-12
weaninx the Colt.

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may be reduced to a minimum II the
colt is taught to eat grain with Its
dam before it is weaned. 1t is moi
the best practice to feed the. colt large
quantities of grain while with. the
mare, but rather to get him to eating
small amounts. Teach him to stand
tied with a halter before weaving, sc
that he will not fret when taken
away from the mare. Colts that are
accustomed to being led and tied are
much easier to manage during wean
ing time than those that have never
been handled.
About 6 months of age is the proper
time to wean a strong colt Many
good horsemen prefer to wean them
at once, while others wean them more
gradually, allowing them to suck once
a day for number of days before
they are taken away entirely. After
the colt has been removed from the
mare 1t is essential that she have good
care and her udder should be bathed
at least once every day with cold
water and spirits of camphor to pre-.
vent it from becoming caked and
feyerish.
When the colt is taken from the
mare he should have a; box stall that
is well lighted and ventilated. The
box stall will afford him, more exercise
than a. single one. After giving him q
box stall do not think he should have
no other exercise, but turn him. out
once a day when the weather is favor.
able and allow him to run around the
yards Bran and oats make good
grain ration and clover and timothy
hay make excellent roughage.-Agri
cultural Epitomist.
Holding the Soil.
Make it point to never allow any
soil to get out Of your field. The
fence which crosses the lower levels
may serve a good purpose here by set
ting posts, driving stakes, placing
brush or planting grass or trees where
the most water flows through 1t. II
may be noticed in any field where q
fence crosses q drain that the bottom
portion of the fence becomes in it.
downward journey. BY making thu
fence extra tight in these places and
reinforcing 1t to prevent giving ii
will serve the double office OF fence
and soil builder.
Along these low places in the field
where soil and other matter settle,
a succession of dams or Sbrushy ar
restors, may be placed to catch ani
hold the wash till the valley grows
to some appreciable width, allowing
the water to spread over wider areas
and hence 1t will have not only less
erosive power, but in its slow flow viii
deposit all of the substances held II
suspension as, 1t flows onward. Thi.
will make rich valleys and will tend
to fill and widen them with time.
The hillside may be held from wash
ing by planting 1t to fruit or nut
trees and keep the areas among thu
trees in grass, which may be pastured
to limited extent in the case Of
hardy trees, and mown and left on the
ground as mulch in the case of fruit
Many hillslopes which wash away ant
become barren and useless in few
years under the pillow may be- made
to become beautiful and profitable
with perpetual earning power wher
planted to chestnuts, walnuts and
variety of trees useful either for thei,
fruit or for their wood. Nuts are
coming into demand more and more
every year. and the timber supply Ii
diminishing. A hillside may be made
as productive as rich valley and fal
more beautiful by setting 1t out tt
useful trees and keeping the surface
in grass.