Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-12-13
ALFALFA Hay EoR HORSES.

ALFALFA HAY FOR HORSES.
An Oklahoma reader raises again
the question about feeding alfalfa
hay % horses. He thus puts it:
1T is injurious to feed horses A.
: faifa tiay exclusively, whether tie
horses ere kept in the barn or work.
ing or driving or allowed the use OF
a PADDOCK"
1t is not injurious to horses TO et
them subsist upon alfalfa hay 1t
is injurious to them to permit them
to eat IS much o. il as they will, ~.
rec.aily when hey are idle, becaese
GIiaifa Is itch feed, strong ia pro-
TEN. and hoise can quickly ca.
more of it tnaa II needs or s coed
for 1t. Limit the amour. of alfalfa
fed 10 a horse. feed with 1t a portion
Of bright oat straw or timothy hay
or any other carbonaceous forage,
not rich In protein, and best results
will be secured. With alfalfa hay in
the ration less grain will be needed
Coarse. stemmy alfalfa that mas
lost most OF its leaves can bs fed
quite freely because 1t is not 30 ricn
in protein as is properly made alfal-
fl hay. The leaves contain about 90
per cent of the protein of the alfal,
IA plant. Thus very leafy Alfalfa
haof For noua ar cboap ,.bsn1,
need all the protein In their ration
that they can get. Thousands OF
health, horses get little hay ether
than alfalfa.-Breeders Gazette
THE RISE IN PRICES.
America is not alone in facing adj
vancipg values OF foodstuffs. Japan
joins with IT in leading the nations
of the world in this rise, but the
advance is universal Since the de.
cade of 1900-191O the prices taken in
forty different American cities STOW
an advanre Of 60 per cent in thc
values of foodstuffs, with per cent
of that figure registered since las;
year II Caaada this figure stands
at 81 Pc celt, While Great Brlt'.n
stands at the bottom OF the list with
a l3 per cent increase. This rms
through The continental nations from
16 per cent in France to 35 per cen.
In Austria, Belgium standing at 81
psr cent and Germany at 30 per cent
probably a blind man colud see
from these figures he folly OF scold-
iGg the American farmer for his
"tirittless lack of production" They
farm 10 the limit in continental Ell
rope. and yet the cost OF living has
bounded upward. These figures sug.
sest the influence of an underlying
economic condition. s. S.
On this side attention is gradually
concentrating on the methods of lis.
tribution. Much stress is la,l On
tales of farm produce rotting a few
miles from market because the usual
channels OF distribution refuse TO
pass 1t on at profit. Undoubtedly
market manipulation has been re-
sponsible for such condition at
times. and it may be that the car.
riers are mixed up in the deal with
the middlemen. Some rather direct
testimony has been publicly offered
to this effect. The situation is so
trying that the middlemen have set
to work at it. Four associations
have named economy-efficiency con-
mittees to work jointly with view
TO the elimination of some of The
marketing expense which absorbs a
large portion OF the money the con-
sumner pays for his food. The Ma
tional Wholesale Grocers' Associa-
ton. the National Retail Gro"ers'
Association, the American Specially
Manufacturers Association and the
NATIONAL Gamers Association have
projected this joint investigation III
tie conclusions OF these investigators
are ever announced they will make
interesting reading.-Breedess Ga
zette
BOOKS AS FAIR PREMIUMS.
When the educational exhibits at
county fairs we're begun several
years ago, it was decided 10 offer
boaks as prizes, the winner to make
tue selection. The wisdom Of this
paii has been pro ,'u. Given tie
rooney. the children 'rouI have