Show FEEDING TUB THE 1 at various times tile writer hit lidid been naked to give his opinion as to tire tho amount of feed horses borses should receive when nt at work rind also when tit at rost iivari ably when tile answer is s given tho the matter is treated as a huge joke if farmers could bo be persuaded to give the matter duo consideration and a fair trail they would invariably convince themselves that they were feeding just twice as witch much ns as tire alio tioren needs nothing is in corb more convincing of over feeding klide lie tagging logging stop dull eaf eyes so shaggy coats and condition of the majority of the borses Deavor in ia hordes which are not overfed and ure are handled intelligently show oulion action and style and nio are ready for work tit lit the in stant called upon for nearly three months I 1 have peon beon feeding two young oung wares mares about 8 iba of hay bay and 2 lbs or of grain I per or day they weigh about 1050 lbs ibs each they are in in prime condition and making it 8 ten d y growth tiey they show good action ind and spirit and are ready for work tit at any time their flesh is birin and solid ond and their eyes are bright their coats are sleek and show a strong healthy condition and they tire not blanketed either they are red fed and watered regularly always watered before feeding they eat up clean every particle of food provided and while thoy they coull cotil and would eat more I 1 have found that flint the mount nien tinned is bent They receive most of the grain and some tiny hay in tho the morning aud and the greater part of tire hay nt at night they nie are riven given plenty of straw for bedding and tire groomed each morning I 1 I 1 stu am accused of feeding condiment nl foods fiodi but I 1 am too ton familiar familier nr with stock mock foods booda to pay fancy prices for such reed feed when I 1 can get good results with natural onos ones jt it is is a copo connan and wasteful practice pinc tice to cram the mangers full tit at every evor feeding and it is worse still to turn bors os es and cattle to tile tha stack they will satisfy their anitol appetito and gorge themselves far beyond their or of digestion tile the result of stich feeding is ia that all tho animals energy is ie used up till lit in trying to digest its ts food I 1 I 1 have this to suggest food oil nur r horse ono one pound of liny bay air and onu half pound of grain for eory IX 10 pounds of live weight if yui att are doing liena heavy y work and until tile tho animal becomes accustomed cus tomed to thi tins new Aen sible plan it might be bovell yell to increase In creaso tho the aeed slight ly increase the tiny liny one fourth poll pound I 1 id and tile grain one half pound for every dounda livo live weight thoro uro aro sonio sonic filera alio advocate feet feeding ling grain pound fo fur r than tiny liny but with our nutritious and palatable nl nicil the corresponding liili high price of grain it ia m doubtful if this would bo be a visa practice whatever you ou do food feed systematically and regularly boicu men kno knowing or of tin nn unusually hard clays work ork will feed nn an extin aniol amount lilt of grain almost double the regular feed there is nothing to lio be gul ya ned ened by such a dure yuu you derango tho the animals anian alp ilp digestive and hinder rather than increase liia his working captivity 49 in riving giving the above suggestions I 1 bear in mind unit that the liny hay and main grain are both ca clean en n it and n it I 1 free too f rom d duat mouldy bouldy lay laly is noor never satisfactory smutty grain ere era atea disorders the mannor of curing tile tha hay also makes a bip big differ difference enco in this day however there is ie no excilio for not knori knowing dg aben aad how to harvest tile the tiny to gob get good results |