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Express horses, con. 



Boston, Mass., ivt. 13 J5 lbs. 

 Corn, 12 lbs. 

 Oats, 5. 3 lbs. 

 Hay, 20. lbs. 



Cab horses 



New Yoric, N. Y., wt. 1200 lbs. 

 Oats, 14. lbs. 

 Hay, 10. lbs. 



Washington. D. C, wt. 1200 lbs. 

 Oats, 10. lbs. 

 Corn, 5. lbs. 

 Hay, 23.0 lbs. 



San Francisco, Cal., ict. 1350 lbs. 

 Oats, 8. lbs. 

 Hay, 16.0 lbs. 



Horses at severe work 



Chicago, III., daily, wt. 1500 lbs. 

 Oats, 7. 5 lbs. 

 Hay, 20.0 lbs. 



Chicago, III., holiday, wt. 1500 lbs. 

 Oats, 2. lbs. 

 Bran, 2. 5 lbs. 

 Oil meal, 0. 2 lb. 

 Hay, 20.0 lbs. 



South Omaha, Nebr., ivt. 1500 lbs. 

 Oats, 15. lbs. 

 Hay, 12. Gibs. 



New Yorl-, N. Y., wt. 1600 lbs. 

 Oats, 23. lbs. 

 Hay, 12. lbs. 



Horses at severe vFork, con. 



Washington, D. C, summer, wt. 1600 

 lbs. 

 Oats, 19. lbs. 

 Hay, 13. lbs. 



Washington, D. C, rointer, wt. 1600 

 lbs. 

 Oats, 12. 5 lbs. 

 Corn, 6. 8 lbs. 

 Ground grain, 4.0 lbs.* 

 Hay, 10. lbs. 



Farm horses, Stations 



New Hampshire, tot. 1235 lbs. 

 Bran, 2. lbs. 

 Corn, 6. lbs. 

 Gluten meal, 6.0 lbs. 

 Hay, 10. lbs. 



Massachusetts, tut. 1100 lbs. 

 Oats, 3. 3 lbs. 

 Crushed corn, 2. 7 lbs. 

 Provender, 6. lbs. 

 Wheat bran, 2. lbs. 

 Hay, 18. lbs. 



New Jersey, wt. 1150 lbs. 

 Corn meal, 6. 3 lbs. 

 Dried brewers' grains, 6. 2 lbs. 

 Hay, 8. lbs. 



Utah, wt. 1120 lbs. 

 Bran and shorts (1: 1), 12. 

 Alfalfa.hay, 16. lbs. 



Utah, wt. 1230 lbs. 

 Oats, 12. lbs. 

 Timothy hay, 13. lbs. 



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The table shows that oats, hay, and straw are the only feeds used 

 for army horses by the great nations. The reasons are plain : All 

 forms of provender for such purposes must not only be palatable 

 and safe, but also widely known articles of trade, easily collectible 

 in vast quantities, readily inspected, and generally uniform in qual- 

 ity. They must not be easily subject to waste or deterioration dur- 

 ing storage and transportation. The feeds employed best fill these 

 rigid requirements, and hence they are tenaciously adhered to by 

 the departments of war. In the city and on the farm a far wider 

 range of feeding stuffs for the horse is not only possible but often 

 advisable, as the widely collected experience in these chapters 

 shows. 



Bran 2, corn meal 1.6, cut hay 4 parts. 



