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sorghum hay ; corn and grain-sorghum fodder and stover ; wheat and oat 

 straw; and pasturage. Of the concentrated feeds corn is most generally 

 fed, with oats next in importance, followed by the ground sorghum grains 

 (kafir, milo and feterita), barley, bran and linseed oil meal. 



Horses at heavy work, such as plowing, require the most liberal 

 amounts of feed and a much higher proportion of concentrates. The 

 most popular ration mentioned consists of alfalfa and prairie hay, with 

 corn and oats, and perhaps a little linseed oil meal. Idle horses require 

 little grain. Alfalfa hay that is exceptionally well matured is preferred 

 for horses. (See pages 428 to 436.) 



Fin. 133. The quantity of alfalfa hay fed to horses should be limited. 

 [Courtesy Nebraska Experiment Station.] 



Rations for. Sheep. 



Our reports on alfalfa as a feed for sheep are rather scant, but the 

 indications are that it makes excellent feed for them. Alfalfa hay is sup- 

 plemented with silage, fodder or other coarse roughage, with pasturage 

 and with small amounts of grain. Of course, the rations, as with other 

 animals, vary with the sheep and the object in feeding whether they are 

 breeding stock, sheep for wool, or for mutton. (See pages 417 to 419.) 



ALFALFA FOR POULTRY. 



Growers are unanimous in their praises of alfalfa as a feed for poultry. 

 The leaves constitute the valuable part of the alfalfa plant, and are 

 eaten by all kinds of poultry with great relish. This is a very happy 

 circumstance so far as economy is concerned, for the shattered leaves left 

 in the barns, the mangers, the feeding racks, the feed lots, and by the 

 baler, may be saved and readily converted into cash through the medium 

 of laying hens. Alfalfa leaves increase egg production wonderfully, and 

 are excellent to put the hens in a healthy condition to "tone them up," 

 as one grower expresses it. 



