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RF.XXIES AGRICULTURE. 



Hackneys and 

 Roadsters. 



Care and Feed- 

 ing of Horses. 



Summer 

 Ration. 



monster animals, each weighing over a ton, hitched 

 tandem to a large dray (waggon). 



The Hackneys and Roadsters are fancy animals, 

 too small for farm work. 



The thoroughbred race horse, and the trotter, 

 are for the sport. 



The mongrel cross-bred horse is usually a dis- 

 appointment. 



The winter ration for farm horses that are work- 

 ing moderately should be cut clover, timothy, hav 

 and corn silage, mixed a few hours previous to 

 feeding. This should be fed morning and evening, 

 all that the animals will eat in an hour and a half, 

 with two pounds of crushed oats and one pound of 

 bran (mixed) at each feed. At noon give cut hay 

 and fifteen pounds of whole roots. 



For summer ration, when horses are working 

 hard, give cut timothy and clover hay and silage 

 mixed), all they will eat in an hour and a half, three 

 times each day, with four pounds of crushed oats 

 and one pound of bran mixed. Water before and 

 after feeding. Clover hay is a flesh former, and is 

 especially suitable for horses that are working hard, 

 but it must be properly cured and not musty. 



It is advisable to moisten the feed with silage, 

 pulped roots, or lime water. Hay cut in a cutting 

 box should be cut long for horses, to prevent irritation 

 of the stomach. 



