Feeding the Horse 
79 
Ration 
WEIGHT 
ANIMAL AND WorK OF - 
sone Grain Roughage 
Colt, weaning time 2 Ib. oats | Hay ad lib. 
, Colt, one year old 4 lb. oats | Hay ad lib. 
Colt, two years old 6 lb. oats | Hay ad lib. 
Colt, two years old in train- 
ing. 8 lb. oats | Hay allowance limited 
Colt, three years old in 
training . 8-10 Ib. | Hay allowance limited 
oats 
Race horse 15 lb. oats | 6-8 Ib. hay 
Hunter, small 12 Ib. oats | 12 Ib. hay 
Hunter, large 16 lb. oats | 10 Ib. hay 
Cavalry horses 1050 | 12 Ib. oats | 14 Ib. hay 
Artillery horses 1125 | 12 Ib. oats | 14 lb. hay 
Heavy draft 2000 | 12 lb. oats | 15 lb. clover hay 
3 Ib. corn 
6 lb. beans 
Farm work 
Farm teams, east 1220 8 lb. oats | 10 lb. hay 
6 lb. corn 
2 Ib. bran 
Farm teams, east 1230 8 lb. corn | 10 Ib. hay 
7 lb. bran 
Farm teams, east 1175 7 lb. bran | 12 Ib. corn-stover 
7 lb. corn 
Farm teams, east 1180 | 6.55 Ib. | 8 Ib. hay 
corn 
5.45 lb. 
linseed 
meal 
Farm teams, west 1235 11.5 Ib. | 14.7 lb. alfalfa hay 
oats 5 
Farm teams, west 1870 | 5 1b. bran | 25 Ib. alfalfa hay 
5 lb. shorts 
Farm teams, west 1385 19.7 lb. alfalfa hay 
Farm teams, west 1420 32.6 lb. alfalfa hay 
