224 ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON STOCK FEEDS AND FEEDING 



Rations Adapted from Various Sources. The following are ra- 

 tions that are being fed in different sections of this country and 

 represent practical rations. 



MODERATE WORK, 1,000-1,200 POUNDS, LIVE WEIGHT 



4 pounds dried brewers' grains 2 pounds wheat bran 



4 pounds wheat bran 6 pounds hominy meal 

 3/^z pounds corn 4 pounds oats 



11 pounds hay 12 pounds hay 



13 pounds oats 7 pounds oats 



12 pounds hay 7 pounds corn 



2 pounds straw 12 pounds corn stover 



2 pounds cotton-seed meal 3 4 pounds dried brewers' grains 



8 pounds wheat bran 8 pounds oats 



1 6 pounds cotton-seed hulls. 10 pounds hay 



3^ pounds linseed meal 2 pounds wheat bran 



8 pounds corn 6 pounds corn 



10 pounds hay 6 pounds gluten feed 



1 1 pounds corn stover 



6 pounds oats 10 pounds corn 



5 pounds barley 15 pounds corn silage 



11 pounds hay 14 pounds hay 



HEAVY WORK, 1,000 POUNDS, LIVE WEIGHT 



2 pounds cotton-seed meal 2 pounds cotton-seed meal 



7 pounds shelled corn ' 10 pounds corn and cob meal 



6 pounds molasses (cane, blackstrap) 2 pounds wheat bran 



12 pounds cowpea hay 5 pounds corn stover 



12 pounds mixed lespedeza and crab 

 grass hay 



5 pounds rice bran 7 pounds shelled corn 



5 pounds rice polish 2 pounds cotton-seed meal 



2 pounds cotton-seed meal 4 pounds wheat bran 



5 pounds molasses (blackstrap) 5 pounds molasses (blackstrap) 



12 pounds lespedeza hay 12 pounds lespedeza and crab grass 



hay 



Suggestion : Make a list of concentrates that may replace 

 each other for feeding a horse. Why should not a horse in the 

 stable doing no work be fed the same as when working? What 

 will be the result if the horse's ration is not cut down when idle? 

 What is the cheapest balanced ration that can be fed to a horse 

 in your locality? How many times a day are the horses fed in 

 your county? Do you think you could improve upon the system 

 of feeding as practiced in your town? 



1 Sales stable horses and mules. 



