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3. Alsike clover, 8 pounds ; corn stover, 6 pounds ; 



corn meal, 10 pounds ; rye bran, 6 pounds ; 

 linseed oil meal, 2 pounds. 



4. Timothy hay, 12 pounds; corn, 8 pounds; oats, 



8 pounds. 



5. Hay, 10 pounds ; corn, 8 pounds ; bran, 2 pounds ; 



linseed oil meal, 2 pounds. 



6. Corn stover or timothy hay, 12 pounds; oats or 



bran, 7 pounds; corn, 7 pounds. 



7. Timothy hay, 8 pounds; corn meal, 6 pounds; 



wheat bran, 6 pounds; oil meal, 1.5 pounds. 



8. Timothy hay, 10 pounds ; gluten meal, 6 pounds ; 



corn, 6 pounds ; bran, 2 pounds. 



9. Oat hay, 12 pounds; corn, 8 pounds; bran, 5 



pounds. 



10. Alfalfa hay, 16 pounds; bran and shorts, 13 



pounds. 



1 1. Hay, 6 pounds ; brewers' grains, 8 pounds ; oats, 



8 pounds; corn, 4 pounds; wheat bran, 2 

 pounds. 



12. Hay, 15 pounds; corn, 10 pounds; oats, 13 



pounds, wheat bran, 6 pounds. 



These last two are for very heavy horses doing 

 very severe work. 



In the far West a common ration is alfalfa hay 

 10 pounds and barley 12 pounds. This ration has 

 been modified elsewhere by using alfalfa hay 10 

 pounds and corn 10 pounds, and increased or de- 

 creased as the work is light, moderate or severe. 

 The army horses in the cavalry are given 14 pounds 

 of hay and 12 pounds of oats. 



