CARING FOR COLTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1740, 19 July 1884, Page 2

CARING FOR COLTS.

In : order to have ajcolfc come ! out really 'a strong, sturdy animal, particular attention ; must be paid to its growth during, the first summer and autumn. ; If the mare's milk is insufficient to keep the oolt in good flesh and thriving Bteadily, it is best to resort at once to cow's milk. Skimmed milk answers very well for this purpose, especially if a ' littlei flax seed, jelly oil, or ootton seed meal -&; mixed with it. A heaped teaspobnful nightand.morning is enough to begin wi*h, wheh' t thecolt is a month old, or if thei'oljris of the large farm or cartuom breeii'OatSmay also bo given assoflnw:". they can lie-ejiten. Begin with a half pint nigfctand morning, and gradually increase ; according-. to'%e; and size of the animal to ' four.quarts per day. These, toother with the meal altove, should be supplemented I with a couple of quarts.of wheat bran night and morning. The latter is to prevent worms, and helps to kesWie , bowels in good condition, ™ ; T AOolts should not be permitted to stand On a..plank, cement, paved orjahy hard floor, the.first year, as theso are liable to iniuriously. affect the. feet and legs, ; Unless the yardwhere the colts ran in the winter has a sandy or fine, gravelly soil, it should be well ; Uttered K so as to keep their feet dry. Mud or soft, wetfcish ground is apt to make tender ■hoofs, no matter how well bred the colt may be, why the horses in ono; district up superior to: those in another/' :0 W hoof, bone; nidaole, and notion, is bec&iJl; "' Zk.T *®! limestone or ; . silioioua soil?, When the work season comes in the hot days of summer, do not let the colt run with its dam from morning.until night, and when the mare'comes home from her work heated, allow her to cool off before suckling the colt, or mjlk out a little with your hand, as her oyerhoated milk, is liable to give the oolt diareh«ea.-Farming 'World.