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this material can be obtained in suitable quantities . 

 Similarly with brome grass. No unfavorable re- 

 sults are recorded after its use as a substitute for 

 timothy. In some cases its feeding value seems to 

 be slightly higher than that of timothy. Clover 

 hay is everywhere used as a feed for horses, sub- 

 stituted for timothy or in mixtures with this grass. 

 As is well known, moldy clover may affect the kid- 

 neys and liver to some extent or in certain cases 

 may even cause serious disease and death. It is 

 also noticed that clover, especially second crop, 

 may induce slobbering in horses. The exact cause 

 of this is not known but usually the addition of 

 bran or apples to the ration partly stops the tenden- 

 cy to slobber. Clover hay may be cut into short 

 lengths before feeding and when this is done it is 

 not so likely to cause sore mouth by pricking the 

 mucous membrane as is the case with timothy and 

 other stiff stemmed grasses. Clover hay should in 

 all cases be clean and not moldy, since any but 

 bright clean clover may lead in the end to digestive 

 troubles and may also cause heaves. It should not 

 be imagined, however, that ordinarily clover hay 

 is undesirable as a horse feed. Comparative tests 

 have shown its feeding value to be considerably 

 greater than timothy and when fed by experienced 

 men danger from its use is exceedingly slight. 



Corn stover is fed to horses as a coarse forage 

 throughout the corn belt. It may constitute the 

 only coarse fodder in the ration or may be used to 

 replace a part of the hay. Where corn stover and 

 timothy hay or other common meadow hays have 

 been compared the stover has proved of about equal 

 feeding value. No undesirable effects from the 

 use of clean corn stover have been noticed. The 

 new corn product, which is corn fodder with the 



