290 PRODUCTIVE FEEDING OF FARM ANIMALS 
periments with different rations for horses of this kind: *° One 
with 18 horses for 24 days and the other with 24 horses for 112 
days. The following are some of the conclusions to which these led: 
1. A mixed grain ration of corn and oats, when fed with clover 
hay, was more efficient than a single grain ration of corn for pro- 
ducing large gains. 
2. A ration of corn, oats, and timothy proved satisfactory for 
producing finish in fleshing horses for market, but was materially 
improved by the addition of linseed meal. 
3. A ration of one-fourth oats and three-fourths corn proved 
‘more economical than one of half oats and half corn. 
4. A ration of corn and bran, fed in proportions of 4 to 1 by 
weight, was superior to an all-corn ration for producing gains, when 
fed in conjunction with clover hay. There is apparently danger 
in feeding too much bran for best results when clover hay furnishes 
the roughage part of the ration. The bran and clover combined 
produced a too laxative condition. Exercise had a retarding effect 
upon the taking on of flesh, the horses receiving no exercise making 
24 per cent larger gains than those having a daily walk of 2.8 miles. 
The average daily gain in these trials ranged from about two to 
three pounds per head. According to Craig and Brettell, horses on 
full feed fattened for the Chicago market receive 10 to 14 ears of 
corn three times a day, with three quarts of oats and bran (1:2), 
and hay ad lib., in the middle of the forenoon and again in the 
middle of the afternoon. Recognizing the importance of a long 
period of rest, no feed is given between 6 or 7 at night and the 
morning. Linseed meal is also given, as it aids greatly in putting 
on flesh and makes the skin soft. Satisfactory gains are made with 
good feeding and care; in several instances an average gain of 3.75 
pounds per head daily was obtained with as many as a dozen horses, 
and in exceptional cases a gain of 5 pounds per day for a period 
of 90 days.?# 
Rations for Work Horses.—The following rations will show 
a number of combinations of different feeds and the amounts of each 
commonly fed in the various sections of the country: 
1. 12 pounds timothy hay, 12 pounds oats. 
2. 12 pounds timothy hay, 7 pounds oats, 7 pounds corn. 
3. 10 pounds timothy hay, 6 pounds cracked corn, 6 pounds wheat bran, 
2 pounds linseed meal. . 
4. 15 pounds mixed hay, 10 pounds oats, 4 pounds corn. 
2 Bulletin 141, » Breeders’ Gazette, 1899, p. 781. 
