FEEDING WORKING ANIMALS 397 



Suggested rations for working horses. — As a 



suggestion to feeders concerning the ways in which 

 several feeding-stuffs may be combined so as to furnish 

 practically the same quantity of digestible organic mat- 

 ter, the following rations are presented as meeting the 

 needs of a horse weighing 1,000 pounds and doing mod- 

 erate work: 



S 10 lbs. timothy or mixed hay. HO lbs. hay. 



J 11}^ lbs. oats. < 51bs.com. 



V. i^i lbs. barley. 



no lbs. hay. AO lbs. hay. 



•^lOj^ lbs. oats and com, equal ■< 5 lbs. com. 

 I parts by weight. l 6% lbs. wheat bran. 



no lbs. hay. AC lbs. hay. 



s 10/^ lbs. oats and barley, equal < 6 lbs. com. 

 V parts by weight. V 6 lbs. brewers' grains. 



no lbs. hay. AO lbs. hay. 



< 8 lbs. oats. J 4j^ lbs. barley. 



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4 lbs. brewers' grains. j 4 lbs. wheat bran. 



' 3 lbs. brewers' grains. 



10 lbs. hay. / 10 lbs. hay. 



8 lbs. oats. J 3% lbs. com. 



4 lbs. wheat bran. j 4 lbs. wheat bran. 



' 4 lbs. brewers' grains. 



Silage, roots, and other green materials may often be 

 substituted for a minor part of the hay with advantage 

 to the animal's appetite and health. 



No definite rations are suggested for more severe 

 labor. The amount of food must simply be increased 

 with the amount of work performed. Any increase should 

 apply to the grain and not to the hay, the proportions 

 of the several feeding-stuffs in the grain ration to remain 

 the same in the larger quantity. It is well understood, of 

 course, that a ration should increase proportionately 



