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TABLE OF RATIONS.^ 



New Hampshire Experiment Station, Live Weight 1,200-1,300 

 Pounds — Farm Horses. 



6 pounds gluten feed 7 pounds bran 8 pounds corn 



2 pounds bran 8 pounds corn 4 pounds linseed meal 



6 pounds corn 10 pounds timothy hay 10 pounds timothy hay 



10 pounds timothy hay 



Iowa Experiment Station — Farm Horses. 



Irfive weight 1,500-1,600 pounds, heavy work lyive weight 1,300 pounds, ordinary work 

 15 pounds (oats, corn, bran, 3:2:1) 7^ pounds oats 



15 pounds hay 7^ pounds corn 



10 pounds oat straw 



I^ive weight 1,200 pounds l^ive weight 1,300 pounds, severe work 



6 pounds oats 5 pounds oats 9 pounds oats 

 4 pounds corn 5 pounds corn 6 pounds corn 



2 pounds bran 2 pounds brah lo pounds oat straw 

 12 pounds hay 12 pounds hay 



California Experiment Station, Live Weight 1,000 Pounds 



7 pounds crushed barley 7 pounds cracked corn 



11 pounds wheat hay 12 pounds barley hay 



12 pounds alfalfa hay 10 pounds alfalfa hay 



Truck Horses, Live Weight 1,500 Pounds, Severe Work 

 15-20 pounds oats 15-20 pounds equal parts corn and oats 



12-20 pounds hay 12-20 pounds hay 



Army Horses, Live Weight 1,100 Pounds 

 12 pounds oats 12 pounds corn 12 pounds barley 



14 pounds hay 14 pounds hay 14 pounds hay 



Express Horses, Live Weight 1,325 Pounds 

 2 pounds corn 1.5 pounds bran 



19 pounds oats 9.5 pounds hay 



Carriage Horses, Live Weight 1,050 Pounds 

 10 pounds oats iz pounds hay 



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