The practical stock doctor: a reliable, common-sense ready-reference book for the farmer and stock owner .. . re an essential, and these sires should be givena rigid inspection so as to insure their freedom from diseaseand hereditary weaknesses. The stallion should not be tooheavy for his bone, and his weight should come largely frombone and muscle, not from fat. The heavy feeding practicedby some stallion owners to give weight to their animals isapt to deceive those who use them, and usually injures thebreeding qualities of the animals. In sections where corn islargely grown and cheap, it is
The practical stock doctor: a reliable, common-sense ready-reference book for the farmer and stock owner .. . re an essential, and these sires should be givena rigid inspection so as to insure their freedom from diseaseand hereditary weaknesses. The stallion should not be tooheavy for his bone, and his weight should come largely frombone and muscle, not from fat. The heavy feeding practicedby some stallion owners to give weight to their animals isapt to deceive those who use them, and usually injures thebreeding qualities of the animals. In sections where corn islargely grown and cheap, it is frequently used to produceweight quickly, as its fattening qualities, so valuable in feed-ing meat-producing animals for market, does not add eitherto the quality or weight of bone, and hence is not a good grainfor breeding animals. For horses there is nothing superior tooats as grain, and early cut and well cured timothy hay forroughage. To this may be added ground barley, bran, andoil meal. For work horses a mixture of oats and corn, withtimothy hay, will be found excellent as a general diet, which 740. A Good, General-Pukpose Chested, Strong Legs, Good Wind THK FARM HORSE 741 may be modified with other grains and roughage as they maybe available. As to the most desirable weight for farm horses farmerswill naturally differ, according to the practice pursued andtheir environment. While some will prefer teams of 2,400to 2,600 pounds, when in good condition, others will choosethose of 2,800 to 3,400 pounds—the latter an extreme weightfor a farm team, but very desirable in large towns and citiesfor trucking purposes. If a heavy team is kept on the farm,a lighter one should also be kept to do the Hghter work, ashorses of 1,600 to 1,700 pounds should always be driven at awalk, and hence require much more time to accomplish alight job than the general purpose animal. In breeding the lighter teams referred to the Percheronand Sufifolk Punch will be found most desirable. T
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