Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-31

The EXpeFienee Of Hen Wh0 Have tn
Care Of Large Stables.

The Experienee Of Hen Wh0 Have the
Care Of Large Stables.
TALKS WITH LIVERY STABLE MEN. STREET
| RAILROAD MANAoERs AND oTHERs-THE
Proper FEED AND THE PRoPHR QUANTITIES
10 GIVE, &c.
| "You can't lay any rules down about feeding
horses" remarked the proprietor OF one OF the
| largest livery stables In the city. "For differ
ent horses you require change In the method
. Of feeding. Large horses require more feed
than small horses, and horses that work hard
more than those that do little. But take
horse In good health aud the quantity Of food
being regulated by the amount of work he
does I ind that the best feed Is oats twice q
day with cut iced once day. The latter Is
composed Of corn meal, bran and cut hay
mixed together. There Is no necessity Of feed
ing horses warm food unless they are sick, and
feed invented and placed on the market, yet,
like human food, the staple articles remain I'm.
element in the feeding Of horses II people al
kinds Of concoctions and giving them % their
come sieE. There are no substitutes for hay,
opinion, rather too heating to be used much as
feed during the GUNNER, but use It during the
eans Is S ooa
the plain simple rules and not adopt the sug-
gessions Of s every one III, that comes along
is apt to get sick from pretty much the same
causes. II a man treats his horses - we'll as
ne does himself the animal, as q rule, will get
along very we'll But this would not be . gen.
eral rule"
| THE METROPOLITAN RAILROAD HoRsEs
The horses Of the Metropolitan street railway
are in good condition, in spite of the hard work
which is their lot 1t Is supposed to be the
most trying life which horse can lead and, as
a few ina knoct
| This natural result, however, IL overcome in
this instance to large extent by careful and
1udicious treatment 1--WE feed our horses"
rately and then mixed. We find that this is
There is no Change Of die. except in s cases Of
| sickness, and then the horses are physiced
Of are
great portion Of hay thus eaten is lodged ia the
| crop and does not reach the stomach at all.
uncut hay It in,erferes with their wind, and
so OF all horses that are used on the road where
horses it is necessary that they should be Kept
| going. For instance, on this road horse works
three hours and half per day and goes sixteen
miles. This Is days work. or course this
| three hours and a half is not continuous There
/ are short intervals OF rest But feeding our
cleaning them well we are able to keep them in
| good condition and make them useful for
! years.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HORSES.
I'VE feed on oats principally" said Chief En-.
gineer Cronin, of the lire department, speak
ing of the horses of the department.. ave
| feed on oats and enough chopped feed to keep
the bowels OPEN"
do you feed any long or uncut huy?"
1--WE give the horses six or eight pounds to
stand to at night, but the principal Feed Is oats;
no cornmeal We give horse peck and
feed them three times day, morning, noon
and night, giving them about half a peek each
time. Then we give them chopped hay two or
three days in a week. We feed our horses very
much as race horses are led. Our veterinary
says that oats are best. You will find
Oats make solid flesh and bone and muscle
Our horses, when they Work. have to expend In
short time as much energy as other horses
expend in 81 whole days work. We could not
feed oar horses on chopped feed, as understand
some street raiiroad coin panies do. 1t might do
FOR their horses, bi:t IL would not do for ours.
Hair y peck o oats In a horses stomach is not
like half a bu>hel OF choppedleed. The results
Of our system OF feeding are very satisfactory.
We never have u case OF collie among our
horses. The great thing IS To give horse sut-
1cieni, and To give it regularly. Water? Oh.
orsaS s, tie .,I M s, =, M"ef thes wan. H. our
will go TO tie hydran,. We had u horse once
that used TO go 10 the hydrant and turn on the
water for himself"
THE ADAMS EXPRESS HORSES.
One Of the best kept stables in the District Is
that of Adams Express company. Mr.. George
:. Smith. the superintendent Of the stables who
has had the care OF horses for many years said
to STAR reporter, when asked for Information
as 10 how the horses were ted: I'm the morning
the first thug. we give our horses each about
seven pounds Of oats with about Il quart of
sheiled corn and double handful OF good hay.
At noon we give them about the same. At
night we give them good peck OF chop, made
of ground Or crushed corn, white middlinys and
bran. Every other night we give them about
ten pounds Of hay, ami every night eight or
ten pounds of clean rye straw for bedding
We done give them hay every night because 1f
ON elH nv
giving II every other night we find they always
eat up their feed We water them three times
day. before they 60 out. when they come in
and after we clean mp for tie night Or course
the drivers, wnen the horses are out, give them
instead OF cracked corn and middiines we i've
corn meat and wheat bran. Our horses have to
do hard work, but we keep them in good con-
! dition. That Is general statement of the way
We iced horses. OF course, In particular cases
We have TO use Judgment. When Il horse comes
in duh and blows orer its iced the best thing is
to take ii away. The chances are that th.. next
time ii Will eat up clean. Don't allow q horse
TO stand blowing over its iced. My men are
particular also 10 clean the managers out we'll
before feeding and not allow any stale, sour
ieed 10 be let In the manger. There is n,tiug
ike regularity In feeding. When horses dom.
/ have enough at one time and then perhaps too
/ much at another you cannot expect TO keep
! them we'll laid We gave the horses hay every
] other night That is a matter OF Judgment. II
! you lind horses on their feed and eating 1t up
clean you Can give them nay every night.
You Will notice when norSeS are led clean
| oats with nothing else they do not dges. them"
continued Mr.. smith. "rhey get lille or 10
/ benefit from tneln. In order - make the horses
grind them up and masticaie them properly
YOU should put Il hand nj of hay with he oats
, Then they cat them, digest them and get the
/ iuli benefit oil them. Oats mike muscle: corn
/ makes fat. Men who own trot,ers feed little
corn but the best oats. Corn is both fItteninS
and strengthening at the same time. Il Is y
mistake to feed horses one thing all the time.
They enjoy variety Just much as man
does. In the winter time good thing to give
horse Is about ten ears OF good sound corn
/ Tneu at noon the feed Is varied and again at
night, giving them Q change each time"
The Quest Of Psyehe.
! Written for The EVENING STAR.
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