156 VARIETIES OF FOOD. 



BARLEY-FED HORSES. OAT-FED HORSES. 



Hay ... 13 Ibs. Hay ... 13 Ibs. 



Beans . . 3 ,, Beans . . 3 ,, 



Maize . . 8 ,, Maize . . 8 ,, 



Barley 8 ,, Oats . . . 8 ,, 



u This experiment was commenced on 1st October. In a 

 report on the subject dated 2ist November, it is recorded 

 that, although still too soon to report with any authority on 

 the point, yet so far as could then be seen, the horses on 

 barley were doing quite as well as those on oats. The daily 

 allowance was continued to each lot without change till 3ist 

 January, 1895, when all the horses were re-weighed. The 

 result of the weighing showed that the barley-fed horses had 

 decreased in weight an average of 28 Ibs. each, whereas the 

 oat-fed horses had only decreased 18 Ibs. each. It will be 

 remembered that the winter 1894-1895 was severe, and I may 

 state that the general reduction in weight was attributed to 

 the severe character of the weather and the consequent heavy 

 work of the horses. It was decided to continue the experi- 

 ment until 3 1st March, but owing to the general loss of 

 weight it was resolved to increase the daily rations in each 

 case by the addition of I Ib. beans and I Ib. hay. This was 

 done, and the horses continued to receive this increased 

 allowance till 3<Dth March, 1895, when they were again re- 

 weighed. The result was somewhat curious, and not in 

 accordance with the previous weighing. The oat-fed horses 

 had only recovered 3 Ibs. of the previous loss, whereas the 

 barley-fed horses had recovered 14 Ibs. of the previous loss. 

 Thus, the nett result was that on 3Oth March, 1895, the 60 

 barley-fed horses were on an average 14 Ibs. lighter than on 

 1st October, 1894, while the oat-fed horses were 15 Ibs. lighter. 

 It will therefore be seen that in a stud of 120 horses, all of 

 the same class and doing the same kind of work, 60 of which 

 received 8 Ibs. barley daily, and 60 8 Ibs. oats, but whose 



