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5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 



The ration wliicli was found most expensive was that in which the flaxseed was 

 inchided. That coutAining the alfalfa hay followed next, while the " oat sheaves " 

 ration came third, and the " mixed hay, oats, and bran " ration cheapest. This may 

 be largely due to the fact that there was less v/aste with the latter than with the oat 

 sheaves. The prices for feed were allowed as follows: Oat sheaves, 5 cents; oats, 1 

 cent per pound; flaxseed meal, 4 cents per. pound; mixed hay, $10 a ton; alfalfa hay, 

 $12 a ton; oat straw, $2 a ton; bran, $20 a ton. 



The average cost per horse was, of course, low in each group, for the reason that 

 they were fed as lightly as possible in counideration of tlie fact that our aim was the 

 economical feeding. The cost per day per horse was as follows: — 



Group 1.^16 cents per horse per day. 



" 2. 18 " " " 



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The average weight of the horses under this test was 1,600 pounds. With the 

 foregoing method of handling and feeding all horses were carried through the winter 

 in a very satisfactory condition. This work, however, has only just been started, and 

 no definite conclusions can be drawn. It has, however, opened up a very interesting 

 line of investigation that will be followed up in years to come, when more definite data 

 can be jjublished. 



Lndian Head 



