The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-08
THE SOUTH SHOULD PRODUCE
ITS HORSE AND MULE POWER

LOO pound horse at moderate WORK
a daily ration of from 10 to II pounds
Of grain and from II to IA pounds or
hay should be ample. At light work
the grain ration should be less.
at particularly heavy work the amount
of grain hould be increased: FOR
a horse at moderate work weighing
from 1000 to 100 pounds the fol-
lowing rations will be found salts
factory. These rations are to be d.
vided into three feeds. Nearly one
half Of the roughage should be ted
at night and the remainder divided
between the morning and noon 1eedS.
The grain may be divided into three
equal portions, to be fed morning
noon. and night.
IA pounds mixed hay bermuda,
lespedeZa, etc..
10 pounds shelled corn or corn
meal or IL IL pounds ear corn or
corn-and-cob meal.
IA pounds cowpea hay.
s pounds shelled cOrn or corn meal
or 10 pounds ear corr or Command
cob meal.
1 pound ~cottonseed meal.
10 pounds alfalfa hay.
2 quarts molasses.
s pounds Shelled corn or 10 pounds
ear corn or cOrn-and-cob meal.
/ IL pounds ~cottonseed meal.
IA pounds mixed hay (Bermuda,
~lespedeza, etc..
6 pounds shelled corn or corr meal
or Z IL pounds ear corn or Command
cob neal.
2 pounds bluten.
1 1-2 pounds ~cottOnSeed meal.
6 pounds cOwpea hay.
| 10 pounds corn slower.
The above ratiOnS are offered as
! suggestions and will have to be al
tered to suit conditions. II an ami
ma is not doing we'll and is hin in
flesh add more grain.
/ 1t may be found desirable to feed
ear corn instead of shelled corn or
corn meal. The ear corn, if desirable,
may be ground and fed as corn-and-
cob neal. One hundred pounds Of
ear corn or corn-and-cOb meal is
equivalent to about 80 pounds OF
shelled corn Or Orn meal.
For horses at light work the grain
in the above rations should be re-
duced INC the roughage increased in
mount.
For wintering horses which have
little, if any, work to do the fore
going rations may be used, with the
grain reduced one-ha1f or three
fOurths, or the grain may be entirely
eliminated If the hay is Of good quail
~ AAo IAAO III S0oy hCOPCXS
Salt should be provided so that the
horse nay have access to it daily.
Horses should not be fed or wateret
when they r hot. If a horse comes
in very hungry it is better to allow
him to eat hay for half an hour befor,
he Is given his grain. II he takes tn.
sharp edge off his appetite on ha.
he will TAX more time to eat his grail
and will masticate it better. In no
weather horses should ha Wotnra6 II
hi morning, in the middle OF tn
forenoon, before and after their din
ner, and before and after their even
ing meal.
If possible, after the horses hav
finished their evening feed, the
: should be turned out in a lot wher
i they can roll and get water at vii
during the night. This applies espe
cially during hot weather..
: As pointed out previously, the sc
= lection Of a ration and the genera
care Of horses depends quite largel
on local conditions, and If tn
: reader will get in touch with tn
e county demonstration agent the latte
may be OF considerable assistance i
advising the best methods Of handlin
the stock. In case there is not a
$ agent in your county. write to you
State agricultural experiment static
for information regarding the mo.
h economical rations to be fed in 70,
Q locality.
y The following Farmers Bullet,
may be obtained free of charge
writing to the Department of Ayr
e culture, Washington, d. c.:
g No. ITO. Principles Of Horse Fee
e ing.
e. No. 61s. Breeds Of Draft Horses.
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