Pratts Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry | Page 3

of the muscles of stifle and hip leads to
a characteristic drop. See that the horse's tail is sound, has not been
joined on and is free from sores, tumors or evidences of recent docking.
Always remember to back the horse up as well as drive or ride him and
see that he is not only sound and gentle but suitable for the special
work he will be required to do.
[Illustration: Care of the Horse]
Care of the Horse A grown work horse requires daily about one pound
of grain (concentrate) for each hundred pounds of live weight. Of hay
he will need a slightly larger amount or about fourteen to eighteen
pounds a day, according to size, weight, and character of work done.
The idle horse will do well on less grain and more roughage.
For a farm horse, 10 pounds of oats, 5 pounds of corn, and 3 pounds of
bran, divided into three equal feeds, will make a suitable ration for one
day.
The corn may be fed at noon to give variety. For the evening meal
crushed oats, bran, and a few handfuls of cut hay, wetted and salted,
will be relished. The bulk of the hay should be fed at night, and but two
or three pounds of it at noon, during hot weather. Avoid dusty hay.
Clover hay is apt to be moldy. It is suitable food for work horses, or
idle drafters, if sound and not too liberally fed. Increase the corn in cold
weather. Omit it in hot weather entirely. Alfalfa is of high feeding
value, but if moldy, or fed as a well-nigh exclusive ration, is apt to
affect the kidneys injuriously. It is deemed unsafe food for stallions, as
it is said to induce impotence or sterility.
Horses should drink before they eat, unless they have ready access to
fresh water. It is best to allow drinking water often in small quantities,
even if the horse is hot. So used it will not hurt him. The horse's
stomach holds three and one-half gallons. Water flows through the
stomach along seventy or more feet of small intestine, into the

"waterbag." Hay is not digested to any extent in the stomach. That
organ cares for the concentrated food. Theoretically, a horse should
drink first, then eat hay, then grain. Practically no great amount of
water should be taken just after a meal as it tends to flush undigested
food out of the stomach; nor should it be given soon after a meal.
All stables, pens, out houses, poultry houses and yards should be
regularly disinfected every week; nothing better can be used than Pratts
Dip and Disinfectant.
This preparation is entirely free from all dangerous substances, arsenic,
mercury, etc., but full of medicinal qualities and properties which make
it most effective without the dangerous results which are experienced
with many other preparations, such as carbolic acid, etc. It kills disease
germs and prevents contagious diseases from spreading.
Farm horses do not need blanketing in the stable under ordinary
circumstances. A thin sheet in the stable keeps off flies and dust and is
necessary. Pratts Fly Chaser is a proved and safe fly repellant. It does
not gum the hair. Its efficiency is unequalled.
If a horse sweats under the blanket, uncover his rear parts. Always tuck
the blanket about a horse's chest when standing on the street in
inclement weather or when cooling off. Rubber loin covers, used on
carriage horses in wet weather, should be perforated. In the spring, the
amount of Pratts Animal Regulator given should be somewhat
increased. This will put the horse into condition in much less time, and
be of great assistance in helping to shed readily.
----------------------------------------------------------------- _Winthrop, N.Y.
I have used Pratts Animal Regulator for the past three years and have
found it very successful with both horses and hogs._
THOS. J. O'DONNELL._
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