EXPERIMENTS IN FEEDING HORSES 



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TABLE XI 



COMPARING CORN STOVER AND TIMOTHY HAY 



Jan. 26., 

 29., 

 Feb. 1. 

 5.. 

 8.. 

 12., 

 15.. 

 19., 

 22., 

 26. 

 Mar. 1.. 

 5., 

 8., 

 12., 

 15. 

 19., 

 26. 

 29. 

 Apr. 2. 

 5., 

 9. 



1265 

 1282 

 1260 

 1300 

 1272 

 1265 

 1285 

 1275 

 1267 

 1280 

 1310 

 1275 

 1285 

 1300 

 1307 

 1320 

 1305 

 1300 

 1312 

 1285 

 1285 



1190 

 1212 

 1200 

 1230 

 1210 

 122) 

 1230 

 1210 

 1222 

 1242 

 1245 

 1240 

 1225 

 1245 

 1220 

 1245 

 1247 

 1247 

 1227 

 1245 

 1250 



1290 

 1280 

 1290 

 1287 

 1272 

 1290 

 1310 

 1295 

 1295 

 1300 

 1310 

 1290 

 1287 

 1300 

 1307 

 1305 

 1320 

 1290 

 1282 

 1307 

 1290 



1240 

 1270 

 1275 

 1270 

 1270 

 1305 

 1315 

 1310 

 1312 

 1350 

 1320 

 1280 

 1230 

 1240 

 1290 

 1320 

 1290 

 1280 

 1305 

 1295 

 1255 



From this table we see that Rob, on his ration, gained a 

 trifle, Mag remained practically the same in weight, while 

 Nell, Bess, and Maud all gained in weight. Mag and Nell 

 did the same kind of work and the same number hours' 

 work, and were fed the same grain ration. Nell gained in 

 weight, and Mag remained the same almost constantly 

 during the seventy-three days. Where corn and oats were 

 fed to furnish the grain part of the ration the advantage was 

 slightly in favor of the hay. In this respect then corn stover 

 proved of practically equal value to timothy hay, and was 



