236 PRINCIPLES OF FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



Clover hay, if bright, clean, and well-cured, may be used in 

 limited amounts for colts and young horses. Mixed hay 

 (clover and timothy) is also very good. Care should be 

 taken not to feed dirty, dusty clover hay, as the dust may 

 cause serious trouble by irritating the lungs of the horse. 

 Clover hay is too bulky to use very extensively for gro^ving 

 pigs. It is excellent for lambs. In fact, it is almost in- 

 dispensable unless alfalfa hay is available. 



For Fattening Stock. — Clover hay may furnish a large 

 part of the protein in the ration of the fattening animal. 

 Especially' is this true in the corn-belt, where corn is the 

 principal concentrate used by the feeder. 



For fattening cattle, clover hay, corn, and 2 to 4 pounds 

 of linseed or cottonseed meal make an excellent combi- 

 nation. Unless silage is available, it is quite difficult to 

 formulate a satisfactory ration for fattening cattle ^\dthout 

 including clover or alfalfa hay. Clover hay is too bulky for 

 use with fattening hogs. When clover hay furnishes the 

 entire roughage for fattening lambs or sheep, corn is the only 

 concentrate necessary to produce good gains. The addition 

 of a little linseed or cottonseed meal may increase the gains 

 somewhat, but usually not enough to pay for the increased 

 cost of the ration. 



For Breeding Stock. — O^vsang to its high content of pro- 

 tein and mineral matter, clover hay makes a good roughage 

 for all classes of breeding animals. 



Breeding cows may be maintained through the winter 

 on Uttle or no concentrates if they have plenty of clover hay. 

 The same precautions should be taken in feeding it to brood 

 mares as have been mentioned in connection with its use 

 for colts. If these precautions are taken, it is quite satis- 



