61 Varieties y* Food. 



In 100 pounds. Nutritious Fat or 



matter. heat pro lucers 



Maize, or Indian corn .12 67 



Oats 14 68 



Barley 18 68 J 



Bran 18 4 



Linseed 24 64f 



Beans 31 51J 



Peas 32 51J 



Tares, or lentils ... 33 48 



Maize or Indian Corn. By the above table 

 it will be observed that maize among corn con- 

 tains the least percentage of nutritious matter, 

 and from it we gather that it is not suited as a 

 principal article of diet for working animals. It 

 contains a great proportion of water and starchy 

 matters, and forms in consequence an excellent 

 food for pigs and fatting animals, given with 

 other varieties. 



Oats stand next in proportion, and by custom 

 have been most commonly selected as a principal 

 article of diet for horses, but prove very expen- 

 sive as sometimes used. This is very apparent 

 on calculation, and results are demonstrative in 

 practice. 



A horse doing little work, or what actually 

 only amounts to exercise, would be economically 

 and advantageously fed upon hay and oats, as 

 the demand for muscular power not being great, 

 such articles form a very suitable diet, without 

 causing him to become overloaded with fat and a 

 burden to himself. 



