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four to five pounds to colts and eight to ten pounds 

 to adult horses. They need not be run through a 

 grater. Carrots are beneficial on account of the 

 succulence added to the ration and are also slightly 

 laxative. Mangels may also be fed in the same 

 manner as carrots, in rations of six to ten pounds 

 per day, with or without cutting. In parts of the 

 South where cassava is grown, this material is 

 used as feed for horses, but it is not very well 

 relished and appears not to be particularly desirable 

 as a horse feed. 



Potatoes have been extensively fed to horses 

 both in a raw and cooked condition. A ration of 

 twelve pounds of raw, wholesome, ripe, uiisprouted 

 potatoes may be fed to horses with good results. 

 If large potatoes are used they should be sliced, 

 while small ones may be fed whole. It is desirable 

 to mix potatoes with straw or hay and horses 

 should not be watered too soon after feeding, 

 otherwise colic may develop. Potatoes on account 

 of their high starch content may be substituted for 

 a part of the corn in the grain ration. They 

 apparently do not cause sweating as has sometimes 

 been stated for in many instances horses have been 

 found to show better appearance when potatoes 

 have been added to the ration. Many feeders 

 have strongly recommended that potatoes should 

 always be steamed or boiled before feeding, 

 claiming that raw potatoes have a tendency to 

 cause colic. Potatoes may be successfully com- 

 pounded in rations with peas, beans, lupines, and 

 other leguminous seeds. 



Horses soon acquire a liking for pumpkins and 

 may receive some benefit from eating them. In 

 certain instances pumpkins have apparently had 

 a slight curative effect in cases 01 asthma and 



