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will eat, the next is to regulate the ration according to the 
demand to be made upon the animal, whether the work 
is heavy or light, regular or irregular; then consider the 
feeding stuffs that are available; and finally the season 
and the weather. 
The harder the work and the colder 
the weather, the greater the propor- 
tion of carbohydrates required in the 
food. Be particular, however, to get 
enough protein, even though it neces- 
sitates the purchase of a concentra‘e, 
that the horse may get enough to 
meet the needs of the body machine 
and to secure the completest digestion 
of the other substances. 
15. Feeding mules.—There is 
a prevailing notion that mules 
eat less than horses. Riley, 
after a long experience with This farm team was fed alfalfa, 
thousands of army mules, main- Saad lee oatseachic8 
tains that ‘a mule requires just 
as much as horses of similar dimensions.” In fact, at 
hard work, Riley says, “the mule will eat more than the 
horse will or can.” In general, an animal that eats little 
is a poor animal, regardless of its class or kind. The 
mule will manage to get along on poor feed given at 
irregular intervals, but this neglect will be manifested 
in its condition and efficiency. What has been said about 
feeding work horses applies to mules. 
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