The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-09-27
VEGETABLES fOR HORSES.

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London Farmer b Stock Breeder: "
The horse is strictly q vegetarian, and
vegetables should enter in the vocabuI-
ary OF his diet nearly as much as ia the
human family. He Is very fond OF them
as we'll as 81 fruit, and will often bar.
take Of the latter when nothing else will
capricious appetite, nothing is 50 good
very few sour apples in the morning.
They have q very invigorating effect.
The SWEDISH TURNIP-Is an article
fully appreciated. Although it is far
from containing the quantity of nutri-
tive matter which has been supposed,
that which it has, seems To be capable
OF easy and complete digestion. They
fatten the horse, and produce smooth,
glossy coat and loose skin.
CARROTS The virtues of this root are
not sufficiently known. whether as con-
tributing to the strength and endurance
OF the sound horse or the rapid recovery
of the sick one. To the healthy horse, |
the quantity Of half bushel can be
fed daily. There is little provender Of /
which the horse is fonder. The follow
ing account Of the value Of the carrot
is not exaggerated; This root is held
in much esteem. There is none better,
nor perhaps SO good. When first given
It is slightly laxative, but Ms the horse
becomes accustomed to it, this effect
ceases to he produced. They also i'm
prove the state of the skin. They also
lorm good substitute for grass and
IN excellent Alternative for horses out OF
condition. 10 sick and idle horses,
hey render corn unnecessary. They ,
IRE beneficial In all chronic diseases
with breathing. and have
marked influence upon chronic cough
md broken wind. They are service
bic In diseases of the skin, and in | v
ON bination with oats, they restore q
worm horse much sooner than oats
lone"
POrAToEs-- Have been given, and
nth advantage, in their raw state. but ii
here II has been convenient to boil or
team them the benefit is far more
vident. Purging has then rarely en- =
led. Some have given boiled potatoes
one, and horses instead OF rejecting y.
iem have soon preferred them even 1 n;
the oats; but 1t is better to mix them
18th the usual manger feed in the
'oportion Ut | pound OF potatoes to "
" pounds OF the other Ingredients iii
be use OF the potato must depend on
cheapness and the facility for boil
It. horse fed on potatoes should -
we his quantity of water materially til
rtailed. II maynot be uniateresting
conclude thiS catalogue Of the diff. q,
rent articles Of food with list OF
9 quantities OF nutritive matter ~
ntalned in each Of them, for although
use quantities cannot be indorsed
expressing the actual value Of each,
cause other circumstances besides
simple quantity of nutriment seem i 4
influence their effect in supporting ~
strength and condition OF the NO
rse, yet many useful hint may be ing
lived when the farmer looks over !
} produce OF his soil and INQUIRIES
at other grasses or vegetables migat -
B his land. pay
1UTRITrvE FooDs. The list is as fol- 70
$: 1000 parts Of wheat contains 955 thil
is Of nutritive matter; barley. 020; sue
J, 745; peas, 574; beans, $40: potatoes, t;as
RED beets, l4S; parsnips, 90: carrots, 80
VI the grasses, 1000 parts of the u y
ldow cats tail contains at the time viii
eeding % parts of nutrtive matter; moi,
row leaved meadow grass in seed and -.
ct, soft grass in flower O5: "ns
and fiat stalked meadow woo
IS in flower, fertile meadow for
IS in seed. and tall fescue In tai.
er, 93; fertile meadow grass,
dow fescue. reed like fescue wou
creeping soft grass Ia flower, rs; out
IT, scented soft grass in flower and stril
aftermath Second CROP, N; tall ad
le, timothy In the aftermath, and ihau
dow soft grass in flower, "A; cabbage mus
Swedish turnips, 81; common tur, is IT,
AZ; broad leaved and long-rooted nate
er, ~; white clover, By; and lucern, -. !
rips
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