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Express horses, con. 



Boston, Mass., wt. 1325 Ibs. 

 Corn, 12 Ibs. 

 Oats, 5. 3 Ibs. 

 Hay, 20.0 Ibs. 



Cab horsea 



New York, N. Y., wt. 1200 Ibs. 

 Oats, 14.0 Ibs. 

 Hay, 10.0 Ibs. 



Washington, D. C., wt. 1200 Ibs. 

 Oats, 10. Ibs. 

 Corn, 5. Ibs. 

 Hay, 23.0 Ibs. 



San Francisco, Cal.\ wt. 1350 Ibs. 

 Oats, 8. Ibs. 

 Hay, 16. Ibs. 



Horses at severe work 



Chicago, III, daily, wt. 1500 Ibs. 

 Oats, 7. 5 Ibs. 

 Hay, 20.0 Ibs. 



Chicago, III., holiday, wt. 1500 Ibs. 

 Oats, 2. Ibs. 

 Bran, 2. 5 Ibs. 

 Oil meal, 0. 2 Ib. 

 Hay, 20.0 Ibs. 



South Omaha, Nebr., wt. 1500 Ibs. 

 Oats, 15. Ibs. 

 Hay, 12. Ibs. 



New York, N. Y., wt. 1600 Ibs. 

 Oats, 23. Ibs. 

 Hay, 12.0 Ibs. 



Horses at severe work, con. 



Washington, D. C., summer, wt. 1600 



Ibs. 



Oats, 19. Ibs. 

 Hay, 13.0 Ibs. 



Washington, D. C., winter, wt. 1600 



Ibs. 



Oats, 12. 5 Ibs. 

 Corn, 6. 8 Ibs. 

 Ground grain, 4. Ibs.* 

 Hay, 10.0 Ibs. 



Farm horses, Stations 



New Hampshire, wt. 1235 Ibs. 

 Bran, 2. Ibs. 

 Corn, 6. Ibs. 

 Gluten meal, 6. Ibs. 

 Hay, 10.0 Ibs. 



Massachusetts, wt. 1100 Ibs. 

 Oats, 3. 3 Ibs. 

 Crushed corn, 2. 7 Ibs. 

 Provender, 6. Ibs. 

 Wheat bran, 2. Ibs. 

 Hay, 18.0 Ibs. 



New Jersey, wt. 1150 Ibs. 

 Corn meal, 6. 3 Ibs. 

 Dried brewers' grains, 6. 2 Ibs. 

 Hay, 8. Ibs. 



Utah, wt. 1120 Ibs. 

 Bran and shorts (1: 1), 12. 6 Ibs. 

 Alfalfa.hay, 16.0 Ibs. 



Utah, wt. 1230 Ibs. 

 Oats, 12. Ibs. 

 Timothy hay, 13. Ibs. 



The table shows that oats, hay, and straw are the only feeds used 

 for army horses by the great nations. The reasons are plain : All 

 forms of provender for such purposes must not only be palatable 

 and safe, but also widely known articles of trade, easily collectible 

 in vast quantities, readily inspected, and generally uniform in qual- 

 ity. They must not be easily subject to waste or deterioration dur- 

 ing storage and transportation. The feeds employed best fill these 

 rigid requirements, and hence they are tenaciously adhered to by 

 the departments of war. In the city and on the farm a far wider 

 range of feeding stuffs for the horse is not only possible but often 

 advisable, as the widely collected experience in these chapters 

 shows. 



Bran 2, corn meal 1.6, cut hay 4 parts. 



