Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-23

OF oats with a small side order OF
corn. and hay for dessert
The animal husbandry department
Of the Kansas college has been
anxious to conduct such an expert
ment for some time. but was not
able TO md a large enough bunch
Of horses available for the tests.
Then the present idea occurred to
Prof. Kinzer, and he suggested II to
the officers at Fort Riley, and they
to the war department at Washing
ton. The war department took II up
with the agricultural department,
and finally word came back that both
had officially approved the plan. The
object OF the experiment Is TO ind
out what Is the best and most
economical ration for the mainten-
ance of the horse. For years the
army horse has had the same menu
with the regularity Of clock-work,
consisting OF IL pounds OF oats and
IL pounds OF wild hay. and many of
the artillery officers contend that II
* impossible to improve upon II.
Whether or not this Is true will be
proved by the experiment. for the
test will be made upon horses having
the same work same exercise. and
same time Of feeding. In fact all
Of them will be treated as nearly
alike as animals can be treated by
different individuals, leaving no
chance for variation in results
The group that will be fed the
regular army ration Of IL pounds OF
oats and ~ pounds OF wild hay will
be used as a check for the other
groups. For five months the other
sections viii be placed on the fol-
lowing rations.
Group No LIZ pounds oats, IA
pounds prairie nay.
10 A
pounds prairie hay.
Group No. as pounds oats,
pounds corn, IA pounds prairie hay.
Group No Is pounds oats,
pounds corn, IL pounds timothy hay.
Group No 81 pounds oats,
pounds corn, u pounds prairie hay.
Group No. 6.-4 pounds oats,
pounds corn, 12 pounds prairie hay,
pounds alfalfa meal
Group No. tt pounds oats.
pounds corn. - pounds timothy hay,
4 pounds alfalfa meal
Group No. S. pounds oats. 6
pounds corn, ? pounds prairie hay,
4 pounds bran.
Group No. a. pounds oats, G
pounds corn. - pounds timothy hay,
4 pounds bran
Group No 1O.-4 pounds oats. G
pounds corn. 10 pounds prairie hay,
pound llnseed meal.
Group NO LIE POUNDS barley
"A pounds prairie hay.
Group No. t2-S pounds corn. .
pounds oats, 10 pounds alfalfa hay.
Group No i3.-i pounds corn. ?
pounds oats II pounds wild oats hay.
Group 30. At pounds corn. .
pounds oats, II pounds barley hay
Group No 15-io pounds clipped
oats. ~ pounds prairie hay
Group No Is pounds corn. / .
mounds prairie hay, pounds barley
hay.
Group No 1T pounds corn, 10
pounds prairie hay, 4 pounds barley
h8v.
Group 40 $50 pounds oats. IL
pounds prairie hay sugar
When the experiment was proposed.
col Hoyle. commandant OF the
artillery post at Fort Riley who Is
an enthusiastic horseman. expressed
himself as being In favor Of II. The
expense OF the feed for the horses
viii be borne by the government. and
the work viii be conducted under the
direction OF Dr. Wilbur McCampbelI
a graduate of the School OF Neterin-
airy Medicine OF the Kansas Agricul-
tural college. Fort Riley Is one OF
the largest army reservations In the
United states and the facilities there
are exceptionally good for such an
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