Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1907 — Scours in Horses. [ARTICLE]

Scours in Horses.

Scouring in horses Is sometimes due to Indigestion, and a constitutional weakness, says Progress. If from the former. It Is easily obviated by care in feeding; If from the latter cause, it .is very* difficult to overcome. Have his teeth put In order ;and feed him only upon such food as is easily digested. Commence by giving him his water first, then hay and lastly his grain. If ,he bolts Ills food, procure a slow feed manger and .place several small stones in it so as to compel him to eat slowly. Give him water sparingly during the day, but plenty at night Do not let them fill himself full of water just before going out and give him a tablespoonful of chemically pure dried sulphate of Iron In his bran, flour and oats three times a day until you see a change for the better. Sorghum as a Btock Feed. Professor George C. Humphrey of Wisconsin experiment station says that, next to corn, sorghum Is very highly recommended as a late summer feed for cattle, bogs and other classes of stock. Enormous yields of It are reported, surpassing that of any other crop, and its payability is unquestioned. It can be cut and cured where sowed thick and is not allowed to get too coarse and will serve as very good hay, the leaves being smoother and equally as palatable as those of corn. Cattle and pigs will eat the grain and chew the stalks of ripened cane, and in this form it Is considered to be good feed that need not be wasted if not fed as soiling. Teaching Foals to Eat. Teach the foal to eat early. A few ground oats and bran with a little milk is a desirable ration. The foal will not take much at first, but will soon show a readiness for hearty meals, says an experienced horse breeder. In the early part of the season it will always pay to allow the foal to suck some time during the forenoon’ and also in the afternoon, giving the mare a drink and a few oats to eat while the foal is sucking. It will benefit both the mare and the foal.