224 ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON STOCK FEEDS AND FEEDING 



Rations Adapted from Various Sources. — The following are ra- 

 tions that are being fed in diiferent sections of this country and 

 represent practical rations. 



Moderate Work, 1,000-1,200 Pounds, Live Weight 



4 pounds dried brewers' grains 



4 pounds wheat bran 

 3^ pounds corn 



1 1 pounds hay 



13 pounds oats 



12 pounds hay 



2 pounds straw 



2 pounds cotton-seed meal' 

 8 pounds wheat bran 

 16 pounds cotton-seed hulls. 



2^2 pounds linseed meal 

 8 pounds corn 



10 pounds hay 



6 pounds oats 



5 pounds barley 



1 1 pounds hay 



2 pounds wheat bran 



6 pounds hominy meal 

 4 pounds oats 



12 pounds hay 



7 pounds oats 



7 pounds corn 



12 pounds corn stover 



4 pounds dried brewers' grains 



8 pounds oats 



10 pounds hay 



2 pounds wheat bran 



6 pounds corn 



6 pounds gluten feed 



1 1 pounds corn stover 



10 pounds corn 



15 pounds corn silage 



14 pounds hay 



5 pounds rice bran 

 5 pounds rice polish 

 2 pounds cotton-seed meal 

 5 pounds molasses (blackstrap) 

 12 pounds lespedeza hay 



Heavy Work, 1,000 Pounds, Live Weight 



2 pounds cotton-seed meal 2 pounds cotton-seed meal 



7 pounds shelled corn 10 pounds corn and cob meal 



6 pounds molasses (cane, blackstrap) 2 pounds wheat bran 

 12 pounds cowpea hay 5 pounds corn stover 



12 pounds mixed lespedeza and crab 

 grass hay 



7 pounds shelled corn 

 2 pounds cotton-seed meal 



4 pounds wheat bran 



5 pounds molasses (blackstrap) 

 12 pounds lespedeza and crab grass 



hay 



Suggestion: Make a list of concentrates that may replace 

 each other for feeding a horse. Why should not a horse in the 

 stable doing no work be fed the same as when working? What 

 will be the result if the horse's ration is not cut down when idle? 

 What is the cheapest balanced ration that can be fed to a horse 

 in your locality? How many times a day are the horses fed in 

 your county? Do you think you could improve upon the system 

 of feeding as practiced in your town? 



^ Sales stable horses and mules. 



