The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-05
ro RAISE COLTS WELI

4 Every Individual, plant or anfrraal.
represents al maturity the pOssibiii.
\ ties born into 1t plus the opportunities
offered FOR development. The import.
ance Of good breeding can not be too
/ strongly emphasized, since the tend Of
1 development born into the animal can
not be changed BY no system 0f
i feeding or management can 4 running
bred colt be developed into draft
horse, or dairy calf into high class
beer steer or a scrub into q nigh
grade animal A high class animal OF
! whatever kind must be both bred well
and raised we'll
II has been experimentally demon.
strated rnat the form or growing ami
mails can be materially Influenced by
the system Of feeding. When grow.
ing animals are stinted FOR feed they
will develop normally TAN, but viii
lack In depth and breadth or body.
Since this Is the case II Is or ffvst
Importance to feed draft colts abund-
antly so that they win develop Hro-
portionately deep, broad Oodies, es.
sential to draft animals. Another very
important reason why draft COTS
should be well fed Is that IL they do
not make satisfactory Developments az
colts, they can not make up this
deficiency later Nature never gives
us but one chance. We viii never
have an opportunity to raise the colt
over again. A colt that Is to maks q
1900 pound animal at maturity VIII
have to weigh about $40 pounds when
twelve months old, about 1850 pounds
al "a months old and abou 14U0 pounds
at 36 months, Such colt at birth
may weigh 100 pounds n II weikhs
800 pounds when twelve months Ola.
II win have made the gain or 900
pounds on smaller amount OF reed
plus Its mothers milk than REQUIRED
for the $50 pounds gain the second
year. Again II will make the $50
pounds gain as yeariing on less iced
tnan the 100 pounds gain az Two
year old. Since gains are mads mach
more rapidly and cheapfy by 4 young
animal, and since II normal gains ana
development are not made by the
animal when coli md vearling. IL
VIII be stunted to iust that EXTENT.
we have ample proof that II is poor
economy to stint a good colo In the
matter OF feed
Al no time In its life will a GOOD
horse or mule give such large returns
tor good feed and care as during the
Iirst two years, OF its life. During
mis- time colts should be fed ftberally
DO grain every day. except possiblv
while on abundant pasture. and evpn
iAder scuh conditions, good colt vim
'ay FOR the grain fed him.
Colts should be taught 10 ear grain
IS soon as possible and be fed fwice
laily or oftener ON oats, bran. ana
occasionally n desired. small amounts
u corn or kafir The mother. II
GOD mixer, and wen fed NAV do
air amount OF work and still raise a
900 colt, but the colt should always
e smut up In darkened cool stan
'niie the mother 10 at work. A colt
0 managed Will be less trouble at
'eahlng time. and more easily broken
natter than one allowed 10 fun AZ
'lll with the mare.
~ Is never profitable 10 let 4 zood
raIt or mule colt or yesrIing GET thin.
ecaase u so. the possible size ana
lassiEeness at maturity win be cor.
espohaingly sacrificed and the vslus
ecfeased. 1t Is safe to say that fesd
na care OF a colt are equally al im.
olesnt factors as breeding In de-
srssialng ,ri what the mature horse
W A LINKLATER
A. a NJ. c0llsgs