The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-25
FEED FOR THE HORSE UNDEk
DIFFERENT CONDITIONS.
By l. kREM Err,
BrookinoS,


The conditions the horse Is under
are many, all of which have their in
fuence. These conditions are climatic,
seasonal whether winter or summer),
maintenance, different kinds OF work
the horse performs, whether breeding
or fattening stock, feeding the foal.
housing, care and temperament, also
size of each idividual.
The climatic conditions play a part
since a horse in a warm climate
throughout the year will not need the
fattening foods, such as corn, barley,
etc. but more protein should be sup
piled, as oats, alfalfa, beans, etc.
The seasons have their influences,
since a horse in cold weather has to
have fat or heat producing feeds to
warm the body. Thus corr is fed in
most cases. In hot weather more pro-
TEN is needed and less carbohydrates.
The horse IN a maintenance ration
in winter is given, according to Gran
dean, 17.6 pounds Of meadow hay or
7 pounds Of digestable nutrients for
1000 pounds live weight. Zantz gives
Go pounds d%igestable nutrients for
1000 pounds live weight, or 16k
pounds mixed hay; 10 pounds timo-
thy hay and 5 pounds oats; 10 pounds
timothy hay and 4 pounds corn; 10
pounds medium mixed hay and Az
pounds bran; II pounds mixed hay
and 3 pounds oats. For summer main
~tenance, pasture is the best of feeds.
The horse at different kinds of work
needs different amounts of food. For
example a horse walking 20 miles a
day does not require the same amount
of food as a horse trotting 20 miles
a day, both weighing the same and
under the same Conditions. The diff
ferent kinds of work are locomotion,
lifting the body, as ascending a grade,
carrying a load, and draft or hauling
a load. A horse travelling at rs
miles per hour requires net nutrites
0.134 pounds. A horse travelling at
3.5 miles per hour requires net nu-
trites 0.169 pounds. A horse travel
ing sc to 7.6 miles per hour requires
net nutrites O.Z54 pounds. thus car
rying a load of different weights
needs more food according to draft
of load under different conditions.
Breeding stock, such as brood mares
and stations. should be fed a variety
of foods to give a change of food to
keep them in condition. Mares
should be kept on good pasture. Where
grass is insufficient, grain should be
given. The mares should be kept in
condition by exercise or by feeding
foods not too concentrated The stall
lion should have good oats with an DC
casional ration of corn or harley, and
bran should always be used. The
quantity of food cannot be given as
some horses require more than others.
Fattening horses are purchased in
the fall and fed heavy rations as o on
as accustomed to fun feed. Ten to
fourteen ears of corn are fed three
times a day with three quarts of oats
and bran Il to p and hay. These
horses are watered twice a day. They
should be given plenty Of exercise or
fed some laxative to keep them in
condition, oil meal being used to ad-
vantage.
After weaving the foal no definite
course can be given, but a fair allow
ance Of grains to be measured in oats
is:
Up to ! year of age, 2 to 3 pounds.
One TO 2 years of age, 4 to 5 pounds.
Two TO 3 years of age, Z to s pounds.
The foal should be fed food 20 pro-
duce bone and muscle. Nothing is
better than pasture and oats, but the
concentrates, wheat bran, cotton seed
meal. linseed meal along with alfalfa,
clover and cowpea hays.
The housing and care of horses
along with temperament depends to a
great extent upon the skill Of the
feeder. The feeder has to do the
grooming. etc. and knows the temper
ament of each individual and feeds &C.
cordingly. The size of the horse will
also have to be considered, since
horses OF great weight require more
feed, for more is required to maintain
them. and they are generally put to
the hardest work.