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Show HORSES EAT MOLASSES. ..,' Claimafti.That It Is Cheofper and I Better mii Tuais.. Between four thousand and five thousand horses In Brooklyn nro being fee on molasses because It 1r chcapor o'ud bettor than oats. This statoment Is mndo by a veterinary surgeon, who adds that horses In harness from twolvo to fourteen hours a day do not tako tlmo to mastlcato and properly proparo dry oats and other fodder. Tho result Is that tho aulmnls recelvo Ilttlo nutrltlvo vnluo from their food. Molasses, If properly diluted and mixed with hay, bran and meal In proper proportions, la a dlgestlblo condition and ready for assimilation tho moment It entors tho mouth. Its nutrltvo valuo Is. thoroforo, qulto apparent. ap-parent. It Is not only better and n moro nutritious food than oats, but It is much cheaper In tho ond. |