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4. The work done was uniform in amount and kind. 



5. The work was rapid light draft. 



6. They were used- in marching, drilling and hauling heavy wagons and 

 guns. 



7. Part of the work was done at a trot and part at a gallop. 



8. The work was extremely fatiguing and more severe than the average 

 work done by the farm horse throughout the year. 



The Rations Used With Results. 



1. Oats proved to be a better feed for work horses, especially in hot 

 weather, than corn when fed with timothy or prairie hay. 



2. Corn and oats proved more valuable than corn alone, but not so 

 valuable as oats alone. 



3. Corn and Alfalfa gave good results and were 1/3 cheaper than a 

 ration of oats and prairie hay. 



4. The food value of bran and alfalfa meal are about equal. 



5. One pound of old-process linseed meal, is equal in feeding value to 

 four pounds of bran, when both are fed with corn, oats and prairie 

 hay. 



6. Timothy proves to be of more value than prairie hay. 



7. Alfalfa hay fed with corn and oats will reduce the cost of daily 

 rations, when substituted for timothy or prairie hay. 



8. Horses fed bran, linseed meal or alfalfa hay showed the best con- 

 dition. 



9. Spirit and endurance depend more upon quantity and quality than 

 upon the kind of feed. 



10. A nutritive ratio of about 1:8 is most satisfactory when timothy or 

 prairie hay is fed. 



The following rations are particularly recommended: 



1. Oats, 4 pounds; corn, 6 pounds; bran, 4 pounds; timothy hay, 1'2 

 pounds. 



2. Corn, 6 pounds; bran, 3 pounds; linseed meal, 1 pound; prairie hay, 

 14 pounds. 



3. Oats, 2 pounds; corn, 8 pounds; alfalfa hay, 10 pounds. 



4. Oats, 4 pounds; corn, 6 pounds; linseed meal, 1 pound; prairie hay, 

 12 pounds. 



5. Oats, 12 pounds; prairie hay, 14 pounds. 



6. Although it is not a cheap one, the ration made up of corn six 

 parts, oats four parts, bran four parts, and timothy hay, is probably 

 the best ration that can be fed a work horse. 



