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FEEDING FARM HORSES 



TABLE V 



RATION 5. EFFECT IN WEIGHT 



Daily Ration 

 No. 5. 



Bess. 



May 1 to 

 June 1. 



Maud. 



June 2 to 

 July 3. 



Nell. 



Mag. 



July 3 to Aug. 4 to 

 Aug. 4. j Sept. 4. 



Rob. 



Sept. 4 to 

 Oct. 5. 



Weight. 



Weight. 



Weight. 



Weight. Weight. 



10 lbs. hay. 



1 lb. cotton seed meal, 



2 lbs. bran. 



8 lbs. corn. 



Dailj' cost of ration, 

 17.4. 



Mav. 

 1.\.1237 

 4... 1260 

 8... 1245 



11 

 15. 



.1240 

 .1235 



June. 



18... 1237 

 22... 1280 

 25... 1265 

 28... 1255 

 June. 

 1...1240 



1230 



1265 



8... 1285 



12... 1230 



15... 1355 



19... 1290 



1295 



1237 



1. 

 5. 



22 



26 



29 -.1290 

 Julv. 

 3.'. .1242 



July. 

 3... 1180 

 6. ..1190 

 10 . .1205 

 13... 1180 

 17... 1190 

 20. ..1180 



24. 



27. 



3 . 



Aug. 



3... 1180 



.1190 

 .1150 

 .1180 



Aug. 



4... 1260 



10... 1305 



14... 1302 



17. ..1257 



21... 1245 



24... 1300 



28. .1277 



31... 1290 



1260 



Sept. 



4... 1250 



[Sept. 



' 4... 1242 



7... 1220 



11... 1235 



I 14. ..1260 



I 18... 1280 



21. ..1290 



25... 1270 



28. 1250 



Oct. 



2. 1245 



5... 1220 



Ration No. 5 was the least satisfactory so far as feeding, for 

 none of the animals relished it, and at first were inclined to 

 avoid the ration because of the cotton seed meal, yet this was 

 the cheapest ration fed. It should be noted that the mixture 

 made the smallest quantity, yet four of the horses either held 

 their own or gained throughout the period, and the fifth at the 

 last weighing lost but a few pounds. So far as effect on 

 weight, this ration proved quite satisfactory, and at the same 

 time very moderate in cost. 



From Oct. 3 to Oct. 10 it was thought desirable to compare 

 the five horses, all under same conditions as to hay and work, 

 but each fed a different grain ration. The table following 

 shows the weight of each horse, with 64 hours labor, and ra- 

 tions fed : 



