COTTONSEED MEAL FOR HORSES. 



days. Commencing May 22, they were turned out at night and were 

 then fed only one-half as much roughage as before. 



On May 27 the cottonseed meal was taken out of the ration for 

 Gladstone and Maude, as these two animals continually refused to 

 eat grain containing the meal. 



On June 3 the amount of cottonseed meal for the mares Pet and 

 Castanette was increased to 2J pounds a day. 



The mares Nell, June, and Brown Bess did not appear to relish 

 their grain ration containing cottonseed meal during the first week 

 in June. 



The mare Bertina died on June 4 from an attack of pneumonia. 

 She was getting 2J pounds of cottonseed meal prior to her death, 

 and had shown no ill effects from consuming this large amount. 

 The death of this mare was not attributed to the feeding of cotton- 

 seed meal. 



Maude and Gladstone were started on the cottonseed-meal ration 

 again on June 10, each being fed one-half pound a day during the 

 week. Maude ate the ration satisfactorily, but Gladstone refused 

 to eat it. 



Commencing June 16, Maude's allowance of cottonseed meal was 

 increased to 1 pound a day and the meal taken out of Gladstone's 

 ration, as he continued to refuse a ration containing meal. 



The mares receiving cottonseed meal ate their grain containing it 

 very well during the latter half of June. 



The following table shoAvs the weights of the animals and rations 

 fed during the last period of the experiment, beginning August 31, 

 1918. 



Daily rations of horses during last period of experiment. 





Weight, 



Aue. 31, 



1918. 



Ration. 



Horse. 



Corn. 



Oats. 



Oat hay. 



Wheat 

 bran. 



Cotton- 

 seed meal. 



Stanley 



Pounds. 



1,425 



1,570 



1. 670 



1,475 



1, 485 



1,410 



1,780 



1,480 



1, 375 



1, 390 



1,440 



950 



960 



940 



940 



Pounds. 



id* 











16* 







Pounds. 

 18 

 12 



"ii' 



6 

 12 

 15 



"16* 



18 

 12 



10 



8 



10 



12 



Pounds. 

 16 

 8 

 10 

 8 

 8 

 8 



10. 



8 



16 



16 



8 



10 

 10 

 10 

 10 



Pounds. 



*3* 



3* 



2 

 3 

 3 



"3* 



2 

 2 



"2 



Pounds. 

 2 



Virginia 





Maude 



li 



Myrtle 



Nell 1 





Queen 





Fauna 





Pet 



3 



June 



May 



ii 



Castanette 



3 



Gladstone 





Georgia 





Brown Bess 



E varts 



2 







1 Foaled eolt Aug. 28. 



