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or, at least, not economic to feed horses on ex- 

 clusive grain rations of oats, it has become neces- 

 sary to study carefully all possible substitutes for 

 oats and where barley, corn, Kafir corn, wheat, or 

 beans are not available at reasonable prices, it 

 may be desirable to use various milling products, 

 such as dried distillery grains. This product was 

 recently tested in Indiana. The material used 

 was what is known as Viles Fourex distillery dried 

 grains with a guarantee of 33 per cent, protein. 

 Different horses ate different quantities of the 

 grain, varying from six to 50 pounds per week. As 

 a rule neither horses or cattle took kindly to it and 

 some animals never ate a ration of suitable size. 

 It appears, therefore, that dried distillery grains 

 are lacking somewhat in palatability as a horse 

 feed and, therefore, it is not necessary to discuss 

 the economy of feeding this product. 



Linseed Meal. Linseed meal, as well as ground 

 flax seed, has a laxative effect and is fed occasion- 

 ally on account of this medicinal property, as 

 well as on account of the fact that it has a tendency 

 to keep the coat in a glossy, sleek condition. In 

 New Hampshire it has been shown that as much 

 as four pounds of linseed meal per day may be fed 

 without producing any bad effects on the horse. 

 In general, however, large quantities are not 

 eaten with much relish and on account of the high 

 price of this product and its medicinal effect it is 

 quite unnecessary to feed it in such large quantities 

 particularly for long periods. About two pounds 

 of linseed meal and two pounds of bran, in addition 

 to eight pounds of corn, constitute an excellent 

 grain ration for work horses. It has sometimes 

 been asserted that when horses have been fed for 

 a considerable period on linseed meal it is unsafe to 



