144 FARM ANIMALS 
9. Roughage feeds for horses.—Timothy hay, oats and 
corn are standard articles in horse rations, but many 
other grasses and legumes are equally available and 
equally satisfactory. The red and alsike varieties of 
clover, alfalfa and timothy are all good and may be fed 
in varying amounts. On some farms red clover hay is 
often the sole food of work horses during winter. It is 
FATTENING HORSES FOR MARKET 
These grade Percherons are ready for shipment, having been put in proper condi- 
tion for market, 
a balanced food in itself, but somewhat too bulky to be 
used exclusively when these same horses are put to heavy 
farm work. 
In the southern states, Bermuda, timothy, cowpea hay, corn 
stover, the cereal hays, with or without vetch, and other legumes 
and grasses, admit of considerable choice and variety. Although 
crimson clover is frequently fed to horses, it is not a desirable 
roughage because of the fuzzy condition of the clover head. Fre- 
quently this fuzz curls up into balls, lodges in the intestinal organs, 
and causes digestive disorders and sometimes death. In the western 
states many of the cereal hays, brome grass, alfalfa, prairie hay, corn 
stover, timothy and the clovers are available. These allow a wide 
range of roughage materials for horses. In every section millet 
grows well and is frequently fed. If cut and cured just as the first 
blossoms appear, a hay scarcely inferior to timothy is made. Over- 
ripe millet should not be fed to horses. 
