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ting machine, also makes a fine forage feed for 

 horses, equal, under right conditions, to the best 

 hay and often better relished. Fodder containing 

 smut, however, should never be fed to horses. In 

 parts of the Southern States the leaves are 

 stripped from the stalk and cured by themselves. 

 As this fodder contains no ears it is, of course, al- 

 ways entirely free from smut and, as a forage feed 

 for horses, it has no superior. 



Do not forget that water is as important for 

 horses as feed and that, however well you may 

 feed, your horses will not do well if they do not 

 have what water they want and have it regularly. 

 They should be watered three times a day. Salt 

 is also an important thing, though, if a horse has 

 it always by him, he will consume only a little. A 

 lump of rock salt should be kept always in the 

 manger. 



