Show Satisfactory Ration for Horses and Mules The question was recently raised about feeding alfalfa hay to horses borses Professor Q McCampbell of Kansas fed a n group of ot artillery horses weighing an nn average of pounds and doing s more hard work than the ni average farm horse on a n dail dally daily ration of 10 pounds alfalfa hay S pounds shelled corn and 2 pounds oats for days These horses gained pounds per head during this period They showed no shortness of wind softness or lack Inck of endurance during the feeding trial A similar group of horses were fed 14 pounds timothy hay 4 pounds corn and ii d pounds oats per head hend daily dally for da days s These horses lost an average average aver nver- age of 77 pounds per head Thus by comparison 10 pounds alfalfa hay and and 10 pounds grain per head daily proved a better ration and more economical under the con conditions of this trial than 14 pounds timothy hay and 12 pounds grain Ear corn and alfalfa hay make a avery avery avery very satisfactory ration for work workhorses workhorses workhorses horses and mules |