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Reading-Course for Farmers. 



Feeding rations 



Henry, in his " Feeds and Feeding," page 331, gives the following 

 rations, from various sources, as a general guide in determining the 

 amount of feed that should be allowed the horse under various con- 

 ditions: 



Character of animal and work 

 required- 



Ration 



Concentrates 



Roughage 



Trotting Horse — Woodruff 



Colt, weaning time 



Colt, one year old 



Colt, two years old 



Colt, two years old in training 



Colt, three years old, in training 



Trotting Horse — Splan 



Horse on circuit 



Horse on circuit 



Horse, variously used — Stonehedge 



Race horse 



Hack 



Horse, variously used — Fleming 

 Pony 



Hunter, small 



Hunter, large . 



Carriage, light work 



The Draft Horse — Sidney 

 Heavy, hard work 



Farm Horse — Settegast 

 Light work 



Medium work 



Heavy work 



2 pounds oats 

 4 pounds oats 

 6 pounds oats 

 8 pounds oats 

 8-12 pounds oats 



10 pounds oats 

 1 5 pounds oats, in 

 exceptional cases 

 (as with Rarus) 



15 pounds oats 

 8 pounds oats 



4 pounds oats 



12 pounds oats 



16 pounds oats 



10 pounds oats 



13 pounds oats 

 6 pounds beans 

 3 pounds com 



6-10 pounds oats 

 10 pounds oats 

 13 pounds oats 



Hay ad lib. 

 Hay ad lib. 

 Hay ad lib. 

 Hay allowance ltd. 

 Hay allowance ltd. 



Hay, fair amount 

 Hay, fair amount 



6-8 pounds hay 

 12 pounds hay 



Hay, moderate al- 

 lowance. 

 12 pounds hay 

 10 pounds hay 

 12 pounds hay 



12 pounds chaffed 

 clover hay 



6-9 pounds hay 

 3 pounds straw 



10 pounds hay 

 3 pounds straw 



12 pounds hay 

 3 pounds straw 



The horse-feeder 



The horse-feeder, to be most efficient, should have some knowledge 

 of animal physiology and of chemistry. He must be industrious, patient 



