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weight. Grain was fed three times per day, except 

 when the fillies were on grass ; then it was fed twice 

 per day. During the first winter the oats and corn 

 were ground. Alfalfa hay was the sole roughage 

 used; it was fed twice per day, except when the 

 fillies were on pasture, during a part of which time 

 no hay was fed; after the pasture became short hay 

 was fed once per day. More grain would have been 

 eaten than was fed. With the alfalfa hay, however, 

 the aim throughout the trial was to feed as much of 

 it as would be thoroughly cleaned up. Alfalfa, corn 

 and oats were the feeds selected, because it was de- 

 sired to obtain good results with farm feeds without 

 recourse to purchased mill feeds. The pasture, 8 

 acres in area, was bluegrass, with a slight mixture 

 of timothy, orchard grass and medium red and white 

 clover. 



"During the first few weeks the fillies were 

 allowed as much grain and hay as they would readily 

 consume. This, although it resulted in good gains, 

 did not seem to be a profitable or entirely safe pro- 

 cedure, because of the high grain consumption. Ac- 

 cordingly the grain ration was gradually restricted 

 until it was reduced to an amount which insured the 

 consumption of a pound or more of alfalfa hay per 

 day to the hundredweight. Experience here would 

 seem to indicate that a liberal portion of well-cured 

 legume hay should be the foundation for feeding 

 young, growing horses. In addition to the legume 

 roughage, enough grain should be fed to produce 

 good growth. The feed sheets indicate that as the 

 individual becomes older, it is possible and desirable 

 to decrease the proportion of grain and increase the 

 proportion of hay and still obtain excellent results. 

 Alfalfa hay fed with corn and oats gave results of 

 a character which indicate that there is little or no 



