. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. Missouri Draft Horse Breeders' Association. 517 total gain of 378 pounds the last six months or a total of 1,206 pounds at twelve months of age. Conclusions: First—Draft foals may be made to weigh 1,200 pounds at one year of age. Second—It will pay to force pure-bred or high-grade draft foals on such a ration. Third—The ration is recommended highly as being prac- tical for the development of pure-bred and good, well-bred grade foals. Having produced 1,200-pound foals at tw
. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. Missouri Draft Horse Breeders' Association. 517 total gain of 378 pounds the last six months or a total of 1,206 pounds at twelve months of age. Conclusions: First—Draft foals may be made to weigh 1,200 pounds at one year of age. Second—It will pay to force pure-bred or high-grade draft foals on such a ration. Third—The ration is recommended highly as being prac- tical for the development of pure-bred and good, well-bred grade foals. Having produced 1,200-pound foals at twelve months of age we can reasonably expect large, early maturing horses. No one will question the advisability of forcing the good, pure-bred colt, but what are we to do with the high grade? With ordi- nary care he will mature at from four and one-half to five years of age, weighing 1,500 pounds and worth $175; with proper care, feed and supervision he will mature earlier, weighing 1,800 pounds and worth $325. This is ample proof that it pays to develop the good foal to its fullest extent. DRAFT HORSES FOR MISSOURI FARMS. (Wilmer Mcllroy, Louisiana, ISIo.) I presume nearly every person in the audience is raising or contemplates raising draft horses. I sincerely hope you are very enthusiastic about it, for it is the best, most progressive farmers that assemble here each year, and each one, no doubt, has a great influence in his home community, and you can give no better advice than to raise good draft horses. A paper wrote asking me to write an article on "Pure-bred Draft Horses" for the every-day farmer, saying that a few men thought nobody but the wealthy could dare try it. That belief is far from correct. Draft horses in Missouri have been neglected entirely too much, and it is my prediction that we will be still further behind in draft|horse breeding unless the State Fair or some other or-. Wilmer Please note that these images are extracted from sc
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