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amount of feeds which sliould be given to work horses under different 

 conditions. 



The New Hampshire Station found that the following rations were 

 moderate in cost and sufficient in amount for farm horses weighing 

 between 1,200 and 1,300 pounds: 



Ration No. 1. Timothy hay 10 pounds, ])ran 2 pounds, corn 6 pounds, and gluten 

 feed 6 pounds. 



Ration No. 2. Timothy hay 10 pounds, corn S pounds, and bran 7 pounds. 

 Ration No. 3. Timothy hay 10 ])ounds, corn 8 pounds, and linseed meal 4 pounds. 



As shown by correspondence a favorite ration with feeders in differ- 

 ent cities for truck horses weighing some 1,500 pounds is made up of 

 15 to 20 pounds of oats and 12 to 20 pounds of hay. Some feeders 

 prefer corn and oats in equal parts instead of oats. 



In Table 2 the ration for arm}- horses w^eighing about 1,100 pounds 

 is given as oats 12 pounds and ha}' 11 pounds. According to the army 

 regulations a like amount of corn or barley may be supplied in the 

 place of oats. 



The Iowa Station work horses, weighing 1,200 pounds, according to 

 a recent publication, are fed 12 pounds of hay and 12 pounds of grain 

 (oats, corn, and bran 3:2:1) per head daily. If oats are high in price 

 the amount of corn is increased, the grains being mixed in the propor- 

 tion of 2:2:1. Horses weighing 1,500 to 1,600 pounds receive 15 

 pounds of hay and 15 pounds of the above grain mixture. This, it is 

 said, has been found sufficient to keep them in good flesh during heavy 

 work. For ordinary work horses weighing about 1,300 pounds a 

 ration of 10 pounds of oat straw and 15 pounds of equal parts of corn 

 and oats by weight is considered sufficient. At severe work the mix- 

 ture should consist of 3 parts of oats to 2 of corn. 



The California Station recommends, per 1,000 pounds live weight, 

 the following combinations among others as suited to Pacific coast 

 conditions: 



Ration No. 1. Alfalfa hay 12 pounds, wheat hay 11 pounds, and crushed barley 7 

 pounds. 



Ration No. 2. Alfalfa hay 10 pounds, barley hay 12 pounds, and cracked corn 7 

 pounds. 



As a sample of a ration containing molasses the following may be 

 cited which has been satisfactorily fed to a large number of draft 

 horses averaging 1,700 pounds in weight: Night and morning a quart 

 of molasses diluted with 3 quarts of water and thoroughly mixed with 

 6 pounds of cut hay of good quality, 1.5 quarts of corn meal, and 2.5 

 quarts of coarse bran. In addition the horses were given 5 quarts of 

 dry oats in the middle of the day and 11 pounds of long hay at night. 



An English authority recommends the ration given below, which is 

 interesting as an example of the use of roots: For work horses 12 

 pounds of oats, 15 pounds of hay, and 5 pounds of carrots. A more 



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