Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Volume 25W. White, 1878 - Agriculture Vols. for 1889-1894, 1906-1912 issued with the Annual report of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station; vols. for 1895-1905 issued with the Annual report of the Hatch Environment Station of the Massachnusetts Agricultural College. |
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Page 81
... colt has to be " developed , " — " handled for speed . " Then begins the real expense of his rearing . One season of a young horse in the hands of a " profes- sional , " with the cost of sulkies , blankets , boots , toe - wrights ...
... colt has to be " developed , " — " handled for speed . " Then begins the real expense of his rearing . One season of a young horse in the hands of a " profes- sional , " with the cost of sulkies , blankets , boots , toe - wrights ...
Page 88
... colt should not be allowed grain ; and nine out of ten men who show you a colt will boast , truly or falsely , that he has had no grain . I have lis- tened to the remonstrances of my neighbors against my practice of training colts ...
... colt should not be allowed grain ; and nine out of ten men who show you a colt will boast , truly or falsely , that he has had no grain . I have lis- tened to the remonstrances of my neighbors against my practice of training colts ...
Page 89
... colt is five years old , before they halter break him ; and I know there are ( many colts , that , for lack of breeding and keeping , are not mature enough to go to work at five . But I am talking now about colts that may be raised for ...
... colt is five years old , before they halter break him ; and I know there are ( many colts , that , for lack of breeding and keeping , are not mature enough to go to work at five . But I am talking now about colts that may be raised for ...
Page 90
... colt all that he needs to know . There are men in every New - England neighborhood who can break colts safely to harness , and by persistent , careful practice , fit them to stand quietly , to stop at the given word , and to be way ...
... colt all that he needs to know . There are men in every New - England neighborhood who can break colts safely to harness , and by persistent , careful practice , fit them to stand quietly , to stop at the given word , and to be way ...
Page 91
... colts on a farm , they should not be shod until they come to rapid and long - continued labor on hard roads ; and then the light- est possible application of iron should be made . The safest way is to let the hind - feet be bare , and ...
... colts on a farm , they should not be shod until they come to rapid and long - continued labor on hard roads ; and then the light- est possible application of iron should be made . The safest way is to let the hind - feet be bare , and ...
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