338 The Feeding of Animals 



Mixture 1 Mixture 2 



Oats 4 parts Corn 2 parts 



Bran or middlings . .4 parts Oats 4 parts 



Peas 2 parts Bran 3 parts 



Oil meal 1 part 



These mixtures are generally less expensive than 

 oats alone, and in kind fully meet the demands for 

 growth of both bone and muscle. 



Henry gives as a fair allowance of grain for a colt, 

 measured in oats, the following quantities: Up to one 

 year of age, two to three pounds; from one to two 

 years, four to five pounds; from two to three years, 

 seven to eight pounds. In using the other grain feeds 

 suggested, which mostly have a higher rate of digesti- 

 bility than oats, no larger quantities would be neces- 

 sary. Skim milk may be fed to colts in limited amounts 

 with good results, as experiments show. Feeding it 

 in quantities sufficient to force rapid growth is to be 

 deplored. 



It is generally conceded that the colt should be 

 allowed to eat a reasonable proportion of coarse feed 

 as a means of properly developing the digestive tract. 

 It is entirely possible to supply concentrated grains 

 too freely, to the exclusion of more bulky materials, 

 and in that way fail to secure a desirable distension of 

 the alimentary canal. This does not mean that the 

 colt should be allowed to gorge himself with hay or 

 other coarse material, as an unfortunate extreme in 

 this direction is easily reached. 



