FLESHY HORSES
Fat is a desirable asset when the farm horse is sent to market. When he is sold he is placed in a new and nerve-racking environment. The work is severe, and unless the horse carries in his body tin adequate supply of fat to be used a's a reserve source of enprgv he will quickly succumb'lo the hardships of his new job. He will be a disappointment to the owner, and it may perhaps bo necessary to lay him off for a long rest, which, of course, entails considerable loss to the owner. The same principle applies lo the tarm horse that: is subjected to the heavy work of the spring. A horse with reserve fat is able to do much more work and do it more easily and with less feed than the horse that does tho spring work without this reserve fat. Hence from a practical standpoint it is essential that the farm hoi«e earn' considerable reserve force in Hie form of fat before the heavy work of the spring begiiis.-Kansa.-i Agricultural College.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 191, 2 May 1918, Page 8
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177FLESHY HORSES Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 191, 2 May 1918, Page 8
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