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of oats in the ration of work horses. The uniformity in the amount 

 of feed consumed and the weight of the animals, taken in connection 

 with the work performed, indicates that there was no material differ- 

 ence in the value of the oat ration and that containing dried brewers' 

 grains. 



Timothy hay at the time being worth 118, wheat bran $17.50, corn 

 meal $22, dried brewers' grain $17, and linseed meal $29 per ton, it 

 was calculated a farm horse weighing 1,000 pounds can be fed for 

 $30.84 during the six months of the year when the most work is 

 performed if dried brewers' grain furnishes the bulk of the neces- 

 sary protein, and for $33.49 if wheat bran and linseed meal are the 

 chief sources of this nutrient. If the fertilizing value of the feeding 

 stuffs is taken into account the difference in favor of the brewers' 

 grains is less marked. 



According to W. J. Kennedy, of the Iowa Station, gluten feed has 

 been fed with excellent results by many prominent feeders, and is 

 especially valuable in fitting horses for market. A ration composed 

 of 2 parts gluten feed, 1 part bran, and 1 part soaked shelled corn was 

 recommended. This is rich in protein and is suited to the needs of a 

 hard-working animal. It is stated that the amount of the above mix- 

 ture required averages from 12 to 14 pounds per day for a horse weigh- 

 ing 1,400 pounds, or in general, a pound per 100 pounds live weight. 



Cotton-seed meal has been fed to a greater or less extent to horses, 

 especially in the South, with varying results; though on the whole the 

 weight of evidence seems to be in its favor, the North Carolina Station, 

 for instance, finding that 2 pounds per head could be satisfactorily 

 given as part of a mixed ration. The New Hampshire Station, as 

 noted above, did not find cotton-seed meal as satisfactory as other 

 materials in a mixed grain ration. 



At the Louisiana Station this feed has given satisfactory results 

 with horses and mules, 1 to 2 pounds per mule per day being fed 

 with success. Six pounds is regarded as the maximum quantity 

 which it is desirable to feed and animals should be led up to this 

 amount gradually. Only bright yellow cotton-seed meal of a nutty, 

 pleasant odor and taste should be used and no reddish or musty meal 

 should ever be fed. As cotton-seed meal is a very concentrated feed 

 excessive quantities should be avoided. Care should be taken that 

 uneaten residues do not ferment in the feed boxes. 



The cereal grains, ground and unground, commercial by-products, 

 leguminous seeds, oil cakes, and similar products are very frequently 

 called concentrated feeds, the name being suggested by the fact that, 

 generally speaking, the food value, especially the protein content, is 

 high in comparison with the bulk. So far as the general experience 

 and the results of American and foreign feeding experiments go, most 



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