EXPERIMENTS IN FEEDING HORSES 



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TABLE X 



HORSE AND RATION 



These two tables siiovv us that an abrupt cliange makes no 

 material difference in the weight ; neither did a change from 

 a linseed oil meal ration to a gluten feed ration, as seen in 

 Table X, or from a linseed oil meal ration to cotton seed meal- 

 corn-bran, corn-bran-oats, or corn-bran, as seen in Table 

 VIII, cause a falling off in weight. 



It seems clear to us that there is no so-called single ration 

 for horses. Any food stuft'or combination of food stuffs that 

 furnishes desirable nutrients at least cost should be considered 

 in the preparation of rations. 



COMPARING CORN STOVER AND TIMOTHY HAY IN HORSE 



FEEDING 



Corn stover, while long recognized as a valuable food for 

 all kinds of cattle, has not received the attention it should as 

 a food for the farm horses. To compare its value with high 

 quality timothy hay, a part of the 1S99 corn crop was cut and 

 dried in the field, and after being husked the stover was taken 



