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cient in amount for farm horses weighing be- 

 tween 1,200 and 1,300 pounds: 



Ration No. 1 — Timothy hay, 10 pounds ; 

 bran, 2 pounds; corn, 6 pounds; and glutten feed, 

 6 pounds. 



Ration No. 2 — Timothy hay, 10 pounds; corn, 

 8 pounds; and bran, 7 pounds. 



Ration No. 3 — Timothy hay, 10 pounds; 

 corn, 8 pounds; and linseed meal, 4 pounds. 



As shown by correspondence, a favorite ra- 

 tion with feeders in different cities for truck 

 horses, weighing some 1,500 pounds, is made up 

 of 15 to 20 pounds of oats and 12 to 20 pounds of 

 hay. Some feeders prefer corn and oats in equal 

 parts instead of oats. Army horses weighing 

 about 1,100 pounds are given oats 12 pounds and 

 hay 14 pounds. According to the army regula- 

 tions a like amount of corn or barley may be sup- 

 plied in place of oats. 



The Iowa Station work horses, weighing 

 1,200 pounds, according to a recent publication, 

 are fed 12 pounds of hay and 12 pounds of grain 

 (oats, corn and bran, 3-2-1) per head daily. If 

 oats are high in price the amount of corn is in- 

 creased, the grains being mixed in the proportion 

 of 2-2-1. Horses weighing 1,500 to 1,600 pounds 

 receive 15 pounds of hay and 15 pounds of the 

 above grain mixture. This, it is said, has been 

 found sufficient to keep them in good flesh during 

 heavy work, For ordinary work horses weighing 

 about 1,300 pounds, a ration of 10 pounds of oat 

 straw and 15 pounds of equal parts of corn and 

 oats by weight is considered sufficient. At severe 

 work the mixture should consist of 3 parts of 

 oats to 2 of corn. 



The California Station recommends per 

 1,000 pounds live weight the following combina- 



