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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Feed consumed, ten weeks, Dec. Ist-Feb. 8th, Nos. 7-12, fed cheaper 

 ration. 



At the start of the feeding period no oat straw was available and a 

 larger amount of corn stalks was fed. The average consumption daily, 

 for each of the six horses, was 8.6 lbs. corn stalks, 4.3 lbs. oat straw, 

 5.4 lbs. carrots, 4.2 lbs. timothy hay, 3.1 lbs. oats, 4.2 lbs. ear corn and 

 2.6 lbs. of the mixture of beet pulp, bran and oil cake. The horses 

 averaged 1,291 lbs. December 1st and 1,305 lbs. February 8th, showing 

 a slight gain of 14 lbs. each during the ten weeks. 



A comparison of these two tables will show that Nos. 1-6 were fed 

 at an average cost, by the old scale of prices, of 19.4 cents per day, 

 while Nos. 7-12 were fed on a cheaper ration at a cost of only 12.3 cents 

 per day, a difference of 7.1 cents per horse daily in favor of the cheaper 

 ration.^ The regular weights show also that the horses on the cheaper 

 ration were maintained in slightly better flesh, as they gained 14 lbs. 

 each during the ten weeks, while the others lost 11 lbs. each during the 

 same period. Or, figuring on a basis of current market prices, it cost 

 29.6- cents per day to feed the regular ration as compared to 17.7 cents 

 when the cheaper ration was fed, a saving of 11.9 cents per horse 

 daily, when the cheaper ration was used. This would amount to 83.3 

 cents per week for each horse and would be a considerable item where 

 a number of horses were being kept, besides utilizing a class of roughage 

 which is of little value on the market. 



Feed consumed in 10 weeks, Dec. Ist-Feb. 8th, Nos. 13-16 fed cheap 

 ration. 



