RATIONS FOR WORK HORSES 



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Ration 2 is very low in fibre, and would be very 

 suitable for feeding to horses receiving liberal allow- 

 ances of oat straw in the long food. Ration 4 would 

 do very well when horses were getting hay and 

 straw. Linseed cake or linseed oil or roots may 

 be added as required, to make the ration sufficiently 

 laxative. 



"Short" v. "Long" Feeding. 



The question is often asked whether it is worth 

 while to chaff the hay and bruise the corn for horses. 

 It is now generally admitted that it is much more 

 economical to adopt the " short feeding " method ; but 

 in the case of horses which can deal with their food 

 in the whole state, they will stand hard work better 

 than those receiving chaffed hay and bruised grain. 



