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These horses were lighter than the others, averaging 1,123 lbs. and 

 were idle a large part of the time, so were fed much less than Nos. 

 7-12. The cost was 8.9 cents per horse daily, or 12.9 cents according 

 to current market prices. They averaged 1,123 lbs. at the beginning 

 and 1,119 lbs. at the close, so were practically maintained at weight, 

 losing but 4 lbs. during the 10 wrecks. 



WEIGHTS. 



Dec. 1st, 1907. Feb. 8th, 1908. 



Average, Nos. 1- G. . . 1,254 1,243. Loss 11 lbs. 



.\verage, Nos. 7-12 1,291 1,305. Gain 14 lbs. 



Average, Nos. 13-16 1,123 1,119. . Loss 4 lbs. 



The differences in the weights of the three lots from the beginning of 

 the feeding trial, Dec. 1st, to the close, Feb. 8th, are so small that they 

 can be overlooked and the horses said to have been maintained at steady 

 weight. 



Days worked during 10 weeks, (70 days). 



Lot 1-6. Lot 7-12. Lot 13-16. 



Average 47 davs. 41.5 days. 27 days. . 



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This table shows that lot 1-6 worked 47 days against 41.5 days by lot 

 7-12, a difference of 5% days for each horse during the ten weeks. This 

 difference in amount of work done, while not great, would have some 

 bearing on the experiment, but the difference would probably be very 

 slight. The other four horses, lot 13-16, did a much smaller amount of 

 work and are not comparable, but the results are given rather to show 

 the cost of feeding where the horses were at rest the greater part of 

 the time. 



AVERAGE COST PER HEAD DAILY. 



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Cost at old scale of Cost at current 



prices — cents. prices — cents. 

 Nos. 1-6 receiving the regular ration — 



hay and oats 19.4 29.0 



Nos. 7-12 receiving the cheaper ration. 12.3 17.7 



Nos. 13-16 receiving the cheaper ration. 8.9 12.9 



The above table shows that during the feeding period of ten weeks, 

 the six horses in lot 7-12 Avere fed for 17.7 cents per head daily as 

 against 29.6 cents per head for lot 1-6 fed the regular ration, a difference 

 of 11.9 cents per head daily in favor of the cheaper ration. For the 

 ten weeks of the test period it cost at current market prices, .fl24.29 to 

 ifeed six horses, Nos. 1-6, on the ration of hay and oats. During the 

 same period the total cost for the six horses, Nos. 7-12, was $75.17, a 

 saving of .^49.12 on the six head or .|8.18 per head for the ten weeks. 



