FEEDING FARM HORSES 169 



Fattening Horses for Market. The number of 

 horses sold annually is large in the aggregate. The 

 animals are collected from all over the country 

 one from this farm, one from that, from this place 

 and that. At last all are brought together, whence 

 they are sent to the larger markets in great num- 

 bers. Every farmer who has sold a horse knows 



HORSES SELL BEST WHEN FAT 



When horses are to be sold they should be fat and sleek. The cost of labor 

 and feed will be many times returned. 



that each brings a better price if fat than if poor. 

 A fattening ration, therefore, will be profitable for 

 a considerable period before the time set for the 

 sale. Horses will gain from three to five pounds 

 daily for two or three months if properly fed. 



A common fattening ration consists of barley, 

 sugar beets, corn meal and bran. The sugar beets 

 are mixed with barley, 25 pounds of beets to a 

 bushel of barlev. This mixture is boiled until soft. 



