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FEEDING FARM HORSES 



TABLE III 

 RATION 3. EFFECT ON WEIGHT 



Ration No. ^ is a moderate priced one and like ration No. 

 I proved satisfactory. It was the one most liked and relished 

 by all the horses. Feeding too large a quantity of bran, how- 

 ever, seemed to make the animals "-soft" and inclined to 

 perspire more freely than the other rations. The table shows 

 that Nell and Bess remained almost constant in weight during 

 the period ; Rob's weight fluctuated quite a good deal and 

 gradually dropped ; Mag gained during the whole of the 

 period, and Maud reached the highest in weight that she had 

 been during the whole summer. All in all this ration proved 

 healthful, palatable, and moderate in cost. 



