Show I stracy to tito feeding of straw to horses during tile the winter is a very common practice and while out oat straw in good condition ca can it bo be safely used as a substitute for hay in times of scarcity tho use of wheat straw is to bo be avoided straw of any kind contains a largo percentage of indigestible ge tible matter and in wheat straw this percentage is so large that it frequently causes attacks of colic and obstinate conati constipation pation horses fed on straw should also get a good supply of bran mashes or boiled feed to counteract tho the constipate ing tendency of tho the straw musty feed of any kind is in abomination and a frequent causo cause of disease norwest farmer |