FOODS FOR HORSES. 



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quite suitable for liorse-feecling purposes, and one pound of 

 it may be regarded as equal in feeding value to one pound 

 of medium-quality oats. While it would not be wis© to feed 

 a large quantity of barley to horses not accustomed to this 

 food, for fear of causing digestive disturbances, a. daily allow- 

 ance of as much as nine or ten pounds can well be fed, once 

 the horses have become used to it. 



A Hackney Pony's Head. 



(Photo by Gr. H. Parsons.) 



Dry Fodder. — The dry fodder used for horse-feeding pur- 

 poses includes hay, straw, and chaff,, or " cavings." Horses 

 require a bulky diet, and the feeding of a^ sufHciency of bulky 

 food is absolutely necessary, if the horses are to keep in health, 

 and their digestion is to remain in proper working order. 

 Corn alone is quite insufficient to satisfy the requirements of 

 horses, and to appease their hunger, although it may furnish 

 them with all the actual nourishment they require. Even if 

 a horse gets an unlimited supply of corn, it will require some 



