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can be fed in this manner. Bran should not be fed 

 during this time, as the molasses does the work 

 of the bran. When desiring the horse fattened 

 quickly, the sorghum should be mixed with the 

 feed three times a day, instead of once. The mo- 

 lasses, can also be fed the horse without grain by 

 mixing a pint of it in a quart of water and mix- 

 ing it thoroughly with cut hay. The sorghum and 

 grain, or cut hay, well mixed and fed to your 

 horse, will secure digestion. No matter what kind 

 of feed is fed your horse, if he is fed steadily 

 and regularly, results will be forthcoming. 



How Some Carriage Horses are Fed in the 

 Central West in Livery Stables. 



Horses weighing from 1000 to 1200 pounds 

 are first watered and then fed about six or seven 

 ears of corn and a layer of hay for breakfast. 

 About 9 o'clock they are given three tablespoons- 

 ful of molasses in their feed boxes. At noon they 

 are given water and then fed a half peck of oats, 

 but no hay. After again being watered they re- 

 ceive about fifteen pounds of hay and a half peck 

 of mixed feed, which consists of crushed corn, 

 cut alfalfa, oats and bran which has been damp- 

 ened, fnr supper, all in equal parts. 



In the livery stable horses are fed timothy 

 hay three times a week, clover mixed with tim- 

 othy hay twice a week, and prairie hay twice. 

 When feeding hay mixed with clover, the hay 

 should be absolutely free from dust, or if it is 

 not, it should be dampened. Mouldy hay should 

 never be fed a horse. It would be better to starve 

 the animal than to feed him mouldy hay. Prairie 

 hay is fed the horse to keep the kidneys in fair 

 condition, and not for strength. Coarse salt is 



