Rations for Work -Horses 377 



portion to their feeding value. Unless prices change, 

 a farmer can generally afford to sell a part of the oats 

 he raises and buy other grains, and he can do this 

 with confidence that he will be able to maintain his 

 road and working horses in proper flesh, and good 

 health and spirit, on the cheaper materials. 



As a suggestion to feeders concerning the ways in 

 which several feeding stuffs may be combined so as to 

 furnish -practically the same quantity of digestible or- 

 ganic matter, the following rations are presented as 

 meeting the needs of a horse weighing 1,000 Ibs. and 

 doing moderate work: 



f 10 Ibs. timothy or mixed hay. ( 10 Ibs. hay. 



( 11% Ibs. oats. -j 5 Ibs. corn. 



( 4% Ibs. barley. 



f 10 Ibs. hay. f 10 Ibs. hay. 



< 10% Ibs. oats and corn, equal \ 5 Ibs. corn. 



(^ parts by weight. (^ 6% Ibs. wheat bran. 



10 Ibs. hay. C 10 Ibs. hay. 



10% Ibs. oats and barley, -< 5 Ibs. corn. 



equal parts by weight. (^ 6 Ibs. brewer's grains. 



f 10 Ibs. hay. ( 10 Ibs. hay. 



8 Ibs. oats. 1 4% Ibs. barley. 



(^ 4 Ibs. brewer's grains. J 4 Ibs. wheat bran. 



\ 3 Ibs. brewer's grains. 



f 10 Ibs. hay. f 10 Ibs. hay. 



8 Ibs. oats. } 3% Ibs. corn. 



(^ 4 Ibs. wheat bran. j 4 Ibs. wheat bran. 



I 4 Ibs. brewer's grains. 



Silage, roots and other green materials may often 

 be substituted for a minor part of the hay with advan- 

 tage to the animal's appetite and health. 



