REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



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for onmibus, 2 horses for general driving and 1 horse for supervision of work, 2,345 

 days ; work about greenhouse, outbuildings, sidewalks, exhibitions, &c., 169 '9 days. 

 In estimating the cost of farming operations further on in this report, $3 per day 

 is charged for team and driver. To feed and care for the horses costs 32J cents per 

 horse per working day, and the driver receives $1.72J per 10-hour day. It is evident, 

 therefore, that the team and driver cost $2.37i per day, leaving a margin of 62g- cents, 

 or 31^ cents, nearly, per horse per day for wear and tear. 



FEEDING HEAVY HORSES. 



The horses have been fed during the year along the lines indicated by recent ex- 

 pcriuiental feeding as reported upon in 1901. The extensive use of bran in the place 

 of oats has resulted in a very considerable saving in the cost of feeding during the 

 year. 



An experiment to gain more information as to the value of bran as a horse feed 

 has been conducted this year and may be reported upon as follows : — 



The horses, 10 in number, were divided into 5 groups of 2 each; the roughage 

 ration in each case being mixed hay. 



During the second period group 1 received a meal mixture of pure oats; group 2, 

 1 part bran to 1 part oats ; group 3, 2 parts bran to 1 part oats ; group 4, 2 parts oats, 

 1 part bran ; group 5, oats 1 part, bran 3 parts. The oats were whole in every case. 



The meal was fed in three nearly equal portions morning, noon and night, while 

 only one-fifth of the hay was fed in the morning, as much at noon, and the balance 

 or three-fifths at night. 



To illustrate, one of the horses in group 1 received his rations as follows : — 



Morning, hay 3 lbs. ; meal mixture, 6 lbs. 



Noon, hay 3 lbs. ; meal mixture, 6 lbs. 



Evening, hay 8 lbs.; meal mixture, 5 lbs. 



FIRST PERIOD OE 21 DAYS. 



BRAN FEEDING KXPEKIMENT. 



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