The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-08

In the feeding OF nQfHeH the oWH1r
must take into serious consideration
the kind and amount Of work to be
done 10 making up a ration that win
prove at once economical and nuui-
tlous. He can AFFORD % feed Ia one
way when the horse IS Idle Or doing
but light work but this feeding would
be wrong and Wasteiul Of animal tls-
sues II the animal were at bard labor.
The food at all times must supply a
SUFFICIENT amount Of material TO maia-
tain the horse without loss of weight
Tnis Is the food of maintenance. TIT
latter food Is sufficient II the animal
Be doing nothing but must be aug
mentod whenever the animal e 70 per-
form labor on produce a healthy
foetus Where work Is expected every
day the bowels must be so regulated
that nothing Of value Is lost When
the animal Is idle work does not re-
move any surplus nutrients q the
food not required for repair Of tissue
or actual maintenance. II the bOwelst
IN the latter condition should become
constipated and the surplus matters
be not removed through the kidneys
and sweat pores the liver and kidneys
become surcharged and the blood
sluggish and impure. These facts
show the importance Of right use Of
suoculent food for horses. While thg
horse Is working hard the succulenf
food is positive injury IN that 4
tends to remove undigested, as result
81 laxity of the bowels. food nutrients
that are daily required for formation
Of muscle supply or vim and flgor ana
il other words repair ol tissue waste
Where on the other hand the horse ls
Idle the 1ucculent food may be ana
usually is required 70 overcome the
tendency 10 constipation and l's ae-
companylne train Of evils. in the
former case the feeding Of bran daily
would be detrimental III the latter case
it would be useful and profitable The
hard working horse keeps Us bowels
in condition hy exercise and utilizes
al OF the food nutrients supplied him
so long as HIS digestive organs are
kept in good condition. II he he TED
bran daily ne viii continually sune1
from what may De called subacute IN
digestion and fail % derive the proper
amount Of nourishmenf from the
sound oats given him IN addition 70
the bran. When Sunday arrives how
ever his w0nted exercise Is stopped
and he is unable 70 throw on the sur
plus food nutrients not needed By
work If be has been daily led bran
he win now be liable 20 suffer from
acute Indigestion II given bran
mash. This being the case the feeding
Of bran mash b 4 horse that has
been taking dry bran throughout the
week is a dangerous practice Wher5
the hard working horse not fed upon
bran but getting large quantities %
oats during the week Is given a bran
mash on Saturday night the effect viii
be good and the practice is to be com-f
mended. Occasional bran mashes are
also excellent for idle horses when
fed upon corn. and a small quantity
Of bran viii make the crushed oats fed
to colts more effective We say these
things for the reason that bran causes
opening OF the bowels By Irritating
the bowels. II does not give a great
amount Of nutrients although lis am j
alyses would lead one 10 suppose that
It was even more nutritious than oais.
It Is indigestible and passes through
the intestines II many cases wholly
undigested It acts as a laxative for
the reason that 81 Is q foreign body
and Is thrown or as useless hy the
irritated inte8tlnes. For this reason
it is an excellent preparation Tor a
physlc BAN az when fed in the shape
Of a bran mash without any other food
for two or three feeds the bowels are
opened up somewhat and rendered dt
for the purgative effects 0i 90 aloes
halL Carrots act IN a somewhat differ
ent manner They 90 not prove iax-
ative on account of any srrltatIng ei- /.
feet but on account Of real suceuicncs
and have the special power o. acting
nicely upon the percs 81 the skin.
They may De fed to a horse n poor
condition when bran would only ag-
gravate the impoverishmeut Roots
are relished hy horses and dieeedble
but bran must be foi With caution.