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FEEDS AND FEEDING, ABRIDGED 



freely provided, its use once a week, perhaps in the form of a mash, 

 is desirable. As the immediate effect of a bran mash is somewhat 

 weakening, it should be given at night and preferably before a day 

 of rest. When low in price, bran may be profitably fed in larger 

 amounts as a partial substitute for oats. Fed with timothy hay, a 

 mixture of equal weights of bran and corn has been found equal to 

 one of half oats and half corn. 

 Wheat middlings ; shorts. — Due to their heavy, concentrated nature, 



Fig. 67. — Good Care and Management Are as Necessary as 

 Proper Feed 



Regularity' in working, watering, and feeding liorsos, housing them in well- 

 ventilated stables, and caring for them intelligently go far toward ensuring a 

 long life of usefulness. (From Prairie Farmer.) 



middlings or shorts should be fed to horses only in small amounts 

 and mixed with bulky concentrates or chaffed roughage. AVithout 

 these precautions the danger from colic is great, especially with some 

 horses. 



Dried brewers' grains. — This concentrate, extensively fed to dairy 

 cows, is satisfactory' for horses and can often be substituted for oats 

 with profit. A New Jersey market gardener saved $150 a year in 

 feeding 8 horses when he used dried brewers' grains in place of oats, 

 with corn and hay. Pound for pound, dried brewers' grains are about 



