406 GREEN FODDER. 



When given as a variation they should b.e mixed with a 

 mash or a feed of oats, but if a horse is off his feed they 

 may be given alone and each day. Care must be taken in 

 cutting the roots, as they are apt to cause choking when 

 cut transversely ; they should be cut lengthwise one or more 

 times. From two to six pounds may be given at a feeding. 

 One bushel weighs 54 pounds and costs about seventy cents. 



Swedish turnips and mangel-wurzels form an inferior 

 green fodder to carrots, but are cheaper and serve as a very 

 fair substitute when a failure of the carrot crop causes the 

 price of that root to advance to a point which is prohibitive. 

 Turnips and mangels may be given in the same manner 

 and quantity as carrots. The legal weight of turnips and 

 mangels is 55 pounds to the bushel in the majority of the 

 states. 



Grass, considered as a condiment to a horse's diet, is 

 superior to any other, as it not only possesses to a greater 

 degree the desirable laxative effects, but is highly nutritious. 

 It should be sweet and preferably clover. When given to 

 horses in hard work, it is advisable to limit the amount by 

 having a bundle cut and fed out sparingly at first, or by 

 taking the horse out on a lead rein instead of turning him 

 out to pasture, as in the latter case a horse is apt to purge 

 himself or fall a victim to colic. When feeding cut grass to 

 horses it is very important that it should be sweet and fresh, 

 as it is apt, when left standing a day or so, to become hot 

 and ferment. A couple of handfuls each day is sufficient 

 for the first week, when, if it does not act as too great a 

 laxative, a greater amount may be given until it commences 

 to affect the color of the droppings. 



