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Rations for Farm Stock. 



Instead of a ration of hay alone when not at work, the 

 following ration would supply the same quantity of nutrients 

 and be often cheaper : — 



lb. 



4.- 8 Oat Straw ) ^ t 

 6 Hay I { 



5 Maize (crushed) ... 

 2 Beans (crushed) ... 







Carbo- 



Albds. 



Fat. 



hydrates. 



= -io 



•05 



i"6o 



= "32 



•06 



2-44 



= -40 



•20 



3 43 



= "44 



■03 



I'OO 





•34 X 2-4 



= -82 



1-26 





9-29 



The straw is here taken as only half as digestible as with cattle. 

 This ration gives a fraction more than ioi lb. of digestible food 

 a day of a ratio rather narrower than 1 to 8. A maintenance 

 ration of hay alone works out from the table as follows : — 



Car bo - 



lb. . Albds. Fat. hydrates. 



5.-23 Hay ... = 1.24 -23 9-36 



X 2-4 = ' -55 



1-24 9-91 



Mares suckling foals find all they require in the way of food 

 on an early summer pasture ; should an indoor ration be 

 required for a mare with a foal, the following is a very suitable 

 one : — 



lb. 



6. — 21 Hay 



4 Maize Meal 



5 Oats 



3 Bran ... ,.' 

 3 Beans ... 







Carbo- 



Albds. 



Fat. 



hydrates. 



ri 3 



'21 



8-55 



'32 



•16 



274 



•40 



•21 



2-23 



•32 



•07 



i"33 



•66 



«0 4 



r 5 o 





"69 x 2 "4 



= 166 



283 





1801 



Ratio 1 to 6-3 



Half the hay might be given long, the other half should be 

 chaffed and mixed with the maize meal and bran damped, and 

 the oats and the crushed beans given dry. It is a safe rule to 

 remember in feeding horses the saying " old oats, old hay, and 

 old beans long crushed." 



The foal will graze with the mare and soon share with her 

 any indoor food she may be getting, and thus prepare itself for 



