The Dickinson press., 1910-06-25
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Question: have q black mare
Everybody that knows good horsei
says that she 10 q full blooded Percher
on. and that Is what I bought her 70,
three years ago. The man I bought
her from lived in South Dakota, but
has now moved to Canada, but don't
know what part Of Caanda; so l don't
know where she was registered, mol
l don't know her number. She Is
worthy Of having papers; that is what
every horseman claims. She raises
very fine colts. l have a horse colt
from her now and it shows excellent
blood; It cannot be beat. Please let
me know what should do about this
l want papers on her If possible
Please let me know If l can get the
doctor. who comes around to examine
stations to examine her and then
get papers on her If he finds her
worthy of them.
Answer by w. B. Richardson, pro.
fessor Of animal husbandry, North Da.
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The only way you can get a certifl.
cate Of registration for your mare is
to have the party who sold her to you
furnish you the name and registry
number Of her sire and dam. It is
absolutely necessary to have this in.
formation before you can register q
pure bred animal. Unless you can
find where the party lives who sold
her to you. it will be impossible to get
her registered.
It Is impossible to get any animal
registered In breed association un.
less you can furnish the exact breed.
ing Of the animal. It don't make any
difference how good they are, that will
not entitle them to registration. A
pure bred animal which is not record.
ed is spoken of as an unrecorded pure
bred, and you cannot get any more for
them than If they were grades of the
same merit.
When anyone buys pure bred of
any kind he should insist on getting
the certificates of registration before
he makes the whole payment on the
animal, or insist on getting the certifi.
cate within short time, for after
they are bought there is danger of
the seller getting out of your reach,
Hundreds of animals cannot be regis.
tered just because buyers have
neglected looking after getting the pa
pers when they buy the animals.
Question-How is a basement barn
with south frontage for stock?
Answer by w. B. Richards, profes.
sor Of animal husbandry, North Da.
kota Agricultural college: The writer
has had no experience with basement
barns in North Dakota. The chief Oh
lection to basement barns is the fact
that they are liable to be damp. !
doubt. however, whether they are any
damper during the winter In North
Dakota than surface barns, because
surface barns are not as warm, and
moisture COLLECTS in the form Of frost
on the walls even though the barn is
well ventilated. The barn becomes
very damp whenever tho weather
warns up enough to thaw the frost
on the wall. believe that this will
be obviated to quite an extent in a
basement barn. A good ventilation
system should be installed In a base.
ment barn.
Question-Give a good ration for q
work horse.
Answer by w. B. Richards, profes.
sor of animal husbandry. North Da.
kota Agricultural college. Feed one to
one and one-haH pounds of grain per
day for every 100 pounds the horse
weighs. depending upon the amount
Of work the horse is doing. When
Idle the grain ration should be cut in
half at least. The best grain to feed
is mixture Of four parts oats and
one part bran. Feed pound of hay
daily for every hundredweight
Any of the following kinds Of hay il
suitable: prairie hay, timothy OF
bromus.
In case you do not prefer to feed
the bran in the daily ration. you can
feed oaA alone for the daily ration
and give the horses a feed of bran
mash and no grain every Saturday
night. In case the horses are turned
out on the grass at night or Sundays
1t is not advisable to feed any bran
A feed Of carrots or mangles two OF
three times week during the win.
ter. Is good practise.
Farmers are not in the habit of feed.
Ing bran to their work horses. but l
believe they can save grain by doing
so and get better results because It
aids to keep their Digestion in better
shape.
Question-Is there any difference
between Polled Angus ana Galloway
cattle?
Answer by w. B. Richards, proses.
gor Of animal husbandry North Da.
kota Agricultural oollsS5. Yas. They
are two distinct breeds os cattle and
registered in different breed associa.
tons. Both breeds have several char.
aeteristics in common. They are both
black and polled (hornless). The Gal.
l9ways have longer, curlier coat Of
hair. and the average Of the breed dc