7 22 MAIZE 



CHAP, most commonly fed to horses in America ; it is used most 

 XIV - largely in the southern portion of the Corn-belt and southward 

 in the cotton States. While conceding that maize is not the 

 equal of oats as a grain for the horse, Henry (i) concludes 

 that, because of its low cost and high feeding value, it will be 

 extensively used wherever large numbers of horses must be 

 economically maintained. 



Maize may be fed whole to horses, but generally it is made 

 fine by grinding, and mixed with various other concentrates. 

 Maize-and-cob meal is preferable to pure maize meal (If 664) ; 

 the latter should be diluted or extended with something of a 

 light character, such as bran, which is light and cool in effect 

 and furnishes protein and mineral matter {Henry, 1). 



"Maize contains a high proportion of digestible carbohy- 

 drates, and tends to make the animals fat and liable to sweat ; 

 while it improves their appearance, it somewhat detracts 

 from their physical energy" {Lehmann, quoted by Wolff, 1). 



The conclusions reached as a result of the maize feeding 

 experiment of the Paris Omnibus Company, employing nearly 

 10,000 horses, were that: — 



"A mixture of 6'6 lbs. of maize and 121 lbs. of oats will 

 prove the most satisfactory for work-horses, the ratio varying 

 in each case according to the temperament of the animal. 

 Compared with the time when only oats were fed, they are 

 more calm at the present and lack the former abundance of 

 vivacity ; but, on the other hand, work as well and as rapidly 

 as before." 



The company saved about 38s. yd. per horse during the 

 year by the partial substitution of maize for oats (Henry, 1. 

 See also J r ourn. de I'Agric., 1877, p. 127 ; Biederm. Centra/6/., 

 1877, p. 255.) 



Further experiments in maize-feeding were conducted by 

 Muntz in 1881 with 362 horses belonging to the Paris Omni- 

 bus Company. With a daily ration of: — 



Lbs. 



Maize ....... 6*7 



Oats ....... q-c 



Beans ....... 2I 



Bran ...... i-i 



Ha y 10-4 



Straw ii-o 



40-8 



