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FEEDING FARM HORSES 



TABLE XII 



COMPARING CORN AND OATS WITH CORN AND BRAN 



Horse and Ration. 



Date. 



Beginning April 9 



Average. 



Last half April 



First half May 



Last half May 



First half June 



Last half .June 



First half July 



Last half July 



First half August 



Last half August 



First half September 

 Last half September 

 October 1 



4 



8 



1285 



1264 

 1266 

 1260 

 1265 

 1255 

 1275 

 1250 

 1247 

 1285 

 1285 

 1257 

 1300 

 1280 

 1295 



1250 



1247 

 1249 

 1224 

 1218 

 1209 

 1244 

 1222 

 1232 

 1231 

 1235 

 1236 

 1245 

 1225 

 1230 



1290 



1322 

 1309 

 1294 

 1293 

 1297 

 1325 

 1337 

 1324 

 1313 

 1356 

 1344 

 1380 

 13t;5 

 1365 



1185 



1197 

 1195 

 1206 

 1206 

 1218 

 1240 

 1228 

 1250 

 1240 

 1232 

 1247 

 1280 

 1280 

 1275 



1255 



1308 

 1306 

 1300 

 1293 

 1313 

 1314 

 1300 

 1314 

 1316 

 1321 

 1331 

 1370 

 1365 

 1390 



Work done in hours. 



1148 



1417 



1391 



1252 



1279 



Water drank. 



15785 



15639 



20711 



17744 



18913 



This table shows some variation in weights where hay 

 and corn were the constant factors, but the remaining grain 

 difterent. Rob practically remained even in weight, Nell 

 and Bess each lost a trifle, while Mag and Maud both gained 

 considerably, the latter weighing even more than she had any 

 time during the past year and a half. 



The results show conclusively that bran can be substituted 

 for oats which is a more expensive food. A ton of oats con- 

 tains 1,014 pounds of digestible nutrients which cost $22.32. 

 A ton of bran contains 1,082 pounds of digestible nutrients 

 which cost but $17 per ton, a saving difference of $5.32 on 

 each ton used. 



