THE PRACTICAL COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 



and peas, rye, barley and peas, alfalfa, cow- 

 peas, soy beans, and millet. The soiling crops 

 are cut green and fed either in the barn or in 

 racks in a feed lot. There are other kinds of 

 forage plants, but the ones cited are those most 

 commonly in use. 



As the food requirement of animals depends 

 largely upon the work demanded of them, each 

 species must be considered separately. Thus 

 work horses require muscle-making rather than 

 carbonaceous foods, especially from the begin- 

 ning of spring work until the crops are har- 

 vested. Therefore a food ration of ten quarts 

 of oats, one of cracked corn, ten pounds of 

 mixed hay, and six quarts of bran in the form 

 of a warm mash on Saturday night, will keep 

 them In good condition. In winter, unless there 

 is much work on hand, corn fodder run through 

 a cutter, with six or seven ears of corn, can be 

 fed In the morning. At noon two quarts of 

 oats and one of bran are sufficient and at night 

 hay and corn on the ear can be fed again. 



No formula, however, for feeding should be 

 taken as inviolable, as animals vary almost as 



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