Feeds for the Horse. 301 



In both experiments a greater growth was obtained from the 

 mixed grains with both animals. (206) These trials show that 

 when oats are high priced other concentrates may be snbstituted 

 for them in colt feeding without checking growth. Some oats 

 should be fed, if possible, because of their tonic effect. 



473. Peanut meal and malt sprouts. — Eusche ^ gives results of 

 experiments showing that peanut meal and malt sprouts may be 

 ur.ed with a,dvantn.go as a feed for foals in place of oats. 



474. Cocoantit mea!. — The French war department investi- 

 gated the value of cocoanut meal for horses. * Ten army horses 

 were fed cocoanut meal for four weeks in place of an equal quan- 

 tity of oats in the ordinaiy ration. Five horses receiving the 

 ordinary oat ration were included in the experiment and given 

 the same work as the others. They were exercised only a little 

 during the first period, Januaiy 12 to 30, viz., 8 to 9 miles. They 

 « ere worlced harder for the next two weeks, January 31 to Feb- 

 ruary 12, 15-17.5 miles. Weighings were taken before and after 

 the change was made with averages as follows: 



Cocoanut-meal ration. Ordinary ration. 

 Pounds. Pounds. 



January 12 963.4 9^96.4 



January 31 977.5 992.9 



February 12 970.9 983.2 



The results proved that cocoanut meal was equal and even 

 superior to the same weight of oats. According to French prices 

 of feeding stuffs, a substitution as in tlie above experiment would 

 bring about a reduction in the cost of keeping army horses of 

 $10 each per year. (223) 



475. Compounding rations for work horses. — At the !New Jersey 

 Station, ^ Voorhees, studying to compound rations which should 

 be low in cost but effective, conducted trials with two lots of two 

 horses each, the work being as near uniform for each lot as could 

 be arranged. In these trials corn meal and dried brewers' grains 

 famished the concentrates for one ration, while for the other corn 



»Lan(hv. 25, 18S9, p. 361; Jahrsb. Agr.-Chem., 1889, p. 621. 

 •Milch Zeit., 1883, p. 517. 

 •Bept. 1893. 



