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are better for having an outside run, but for fattening, close quarters 

 give the best results when the feeding is such as to maintain good 

 health and thrift. 



A comparison of mangels with sugar beets showed that with the 

 former, the cost was $6.20 and with the latter $5.05 per 100 Ibs. 

 of gain made by pigs eating these foods. A study of foods as they 



A pair of "Golden Hoofs." 



affect quality of pork showed that the best results are obtained from a 

 ration consisting of equal parts by weight of mixed meal, roots and 

 milk. 



The points covered here, which are only a mere fraction of the 

 practical lessons that have been learned at the Experimental Farms 

 in the raising of pigs, for the benefit of Canadian stock raisers, serve 

 to indicate the practical and highly useful character of the work 

 accomplished in this branch of the Farms. 



FEEDING WORKING HORSES. 



In order to work out the most economical rations and methods 

 of feeding working horses, many foods and systems of feeding have 

 been tested with the teams doing the farm work. A number of fairly 

 definite conclusions have been reached. 



It has been found best to give water about fifteen minutes 

 before the grain or hay is fed, and in the evening again about two 

 hours after the grain and coarse fodder have been given. The quantity 

 of food a horse requires depends upon his size and the work he is 

 doing. A very safe rule is one pound of hay and one pound of 

 grain for each 100 pounds that the horse weighs. If very hard work 

 is being performed, the proportion may be changed to three quarters 

 of a pound of hay and one and one quarter pounds of grain for each 

 100 Ibs. the horse weighs. It has been found a good plan to give 



