Rations for Farm Stock. 



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from the following figures, supplies about 21 lb. of digestible 

 matter, having an albuminoid ratio of 1 to yk : — 



Carbo- 



lb. Albds. Fat. hydrates. 



1.— 28 Hay = 1*5,1 -28 11*40 



12 Oats = -96 -52 5-36 



•80 X 2-4 = 1*92 



2-47 18 -68 



We may therefore say that a full-sized agricultural horse at 

 rest can be satisfactorily fed on ha)' alone, and when at work 

 will require a diet furnishing him with 2h lb. of digestible 

 albuminoids and 18 h lb. of digestible carbohydrates. It is 

 economy to chaff hay for horses, as they frequently waste it by 

 littering, when supplied long in the rack, though possibly one 

 given to bolting his food would give it better chewing in the 

 long state. The following ration, on account of containing some 

 bran and of its more complex nature, together with the fact that, 

 the hay being chaffed, waste will be avoided, and the con- 

 sideration that it is less costly than No. 1, is one of the best 

 rations a farm horse could have : — 



Carbo 



lb. Albds. Fat. hydrates. 



2. — 21 Hay Chaff = 1T3 *2i 8*55 



9 Maize Meal — " 72 '36 6" 17 



2 Bran = '21 05 '88 



2 Beans (crushed) = -44 -03 roo 



•65 x 2 4 = 1-56 



2-50 i8'io 



Farm horses fed on oat straw and oats alone — the plan followed 

 in the arable districts of Scotland- — would require, as a working 

 diet, the following quantities, which supply 21 lb. of digestible 

 matter, having a ratio slightly narrower than 1 to 8 : — 



Carbo- 



lb. Albds. Fat. hydrates. 



3. — 20 Oat Straw = '28 -14 4-00 



26 Oats = 2-08 ri2 11*62 



1*26 X 2'4 = 3'02 

 2-36 18*64 



At ordinary market prices this ration would be a trifle dearer 

 than No. 1, but would better suit a farm growing much oats 

 and little hay. 



