PART VI. FEEDING FARM 

 ANIMALS 



Feed for Plow-Horses. 



While doing heavy plozving, hoiv many pounds of rolled barley per 

 day should I feed to keep 1300-pound horses in good condition f If I 

 feed part oat hay and part alfalfa hay, together zvifh rolled barley, what 

 ration would be ample? 



A ration used by the California Experiment Station was 12 

 pounds of alfalfa hay, 11 pounds of wheat hay and 7 pounds of 

 crushed barley for 1000 pounds of horse at hard work. The larger 

 the horse the less food for the amount of work he does in propor- 

 tion to his size, so multiplying these figures by 1.2 would bring a 

 person somewhere near the ration for a 1300-pound horse, and_ an 

 approximation is as close as one can come to any general ration. 

 Probably more alfalfa and less of the other feeds could well be 

 given, since many farmers are succeeding in feeding alfalfa ex- 

 clusively. 



Vetch for Horses. 



Does vetch make good feed for horses f Will vetch produce a heavier 

 crop than grain F When is the best time to sotv vetch for hay, and what 

 is the best variety? 



Vetch makes excellent stock feed whether used as hay or as 

 pasturage. Vetch falls to the ground so badly that it is very diffi- 

 cult to cut hay from it unless some grain is planted to hold it up. 

 Oats make an excellent hold-up crop and is more generally used. 

 A half a bushel of vetch seed is mixed with a bushel of oats and 

 this is enough to plant an acre. Some growers, however, prefer a 

 bushel of vetch as that makes the stand much heavier. 



Sorghum Feeding. 



Can I allow milk cows to pasture on growing Kaffir and Egyptian 

 corn during the summer? Which one is the best for pasture and milk? 



There is no difference between Kaffir corn and Egyptian corn 

 so far as feeding goes. They are both sorghums. There is a 

 danger in pasturing on young sorghums, because stock is often 

 killed from overeating it, and they are quite apt to do this when 

 they come upon it from dry feed. If you cut and wilt the young 

 sorghum, or if it is fed sparingly with hay, etc., it becomes innocent 

 of injury. After the sorghum has obtained considerable growth, it 

 also loses its dangerous character. 



