Show FEED FOR A H HORSE ORSE AND COW what aro am like luct t biot nations J U U G asks 1 I vleit what is the proper ration for an ordinary ordin try family bore if about 1100 1106 ls both the bay an kiil grain aro are to lo lie purchased lil in the oll open n market at current prices 2 what is 13 the proper ration for it a grade cow having li aing very little pasturage pat urage the cow is kept fur for profit the bulk of the milk cheam and butter is used tided lit in the family answer 1 A horse of 1100 pounds live weight requires for performing or binary work a daily ration equal to pounds of dry cooil for light work alna may bo be reduced I 1 I 1 pounds and tor for hiril haril work should bo be increased indrea wil to 2 pounds As ordinary hay bay and grain contain about 15 per percent cent of water it is easy to calculate the additional weight of the food to mak anak up the difference but the digestibility of the lie food resulting requiting froni from its condition lias has tin nn influence of about 20 per cent ho that if the hay lay is cut and the grain ground and both are incised by iTil the cut hay bay 20 pounds of the food will go gl as f far ir its as pounds given whole A good ration fur for nn an ordinary family horse would be ba 15 13 pounds of hay all and 13 12 to 16 pounds of grain or I 1 11 I 1 pounds of oats and corn mixed there is very little choice clinice iu in the election of grain for horses horse asi a the market prices are always ab acut ut equivalent to the feeding value but wha whatever tover difference there is is P rally in favor of corn which on nc ac boullt aunt of its large supply isu is usually lie f nei pest gram for instance just corn eells for 7 I 1 cents per bushel bushell sv Pi oats at 34 the com is equal to 12 per pounds and oarb to nearly 1 1 ta 5 while the alio comparative feeding va value iu 8 of coni is per ler pounds wl w ith di pats oats tit at 83 08 cents per bran msty therefore lie substituted for oats r 1 1 many caes ca es with profit its feed gnp id value being A tier per pounds 12 2 the method of feeding a n cow depends partly upon the locality winch which may afford conveniences for cheap foods if rapture is not t to afford enough bulky matter to fill the stomach and brewers grains graim can call bo be procured they are it very excellent and cheap food but should bo be used fi eshand sweet gluten or glucose meal is another axce excellent food which is often to lie ba procured for much less money than cornmeal in general the best food for a family cow is cornmeal and clover hay hav with half enough pasture an ithie 6 or 8 anundi of liay hay and 5 or 6 pounds of fi fine lie cot cuin n meal per p lay Y would bo be sufficient foran for an pound cow if it is possible pos po bible sible to grow some gome sweet corn to bo be cut green for feeding in that would bo be better than liay hay if it is cut when the ears are in cooking condition As ft a rule good clover liay hay and cornmeal will give richer milk than any other food except a good pasture kurai now new yorke |