| Show instructive TEST IN FEEDING 61 HORSES BULLETIN BUL LETis no 13 of the agricultural experiment of utah has been received it reports the result ot a feeding trial of horses by director director J W sanborn two lots of horses were fed for nearly three months one lot with hay bay and rain mixed and the other lot with tay ay and grain fed separately the food was waa theu then reversed and the experiment peri ment continued for two months more the cis disadvantage advantage was found to rest with the fodder composed of hay bay and grain mixed beca because uee while on this feed the horses did not maintain their weight as firmly as on the other this trial gave results similar to tests teats made on other animals ard mals hence it Is clear that the old argument in favor of mixing hay bay and grain to is not sound this bulletin contains a report of second trial made as to the relative merits of cut against whole hey hay for feeding horsen the test was decisively in favor of cut hay bay the difference to in weight of the horses was pounds 14 favor of cut clover tor for the four and a halt half months edi cohered vered by the ibe trial As in the case came of the first test the food was reversed atter after a certain period so that the trial could be fairly made imade on the same animals the re results are decisive and in ia accord with a trial made by the indict a experiment station with cattle director sanborn points out the fact face that these trials covering nearly a years bearis time with four horses showed that horses bones consume practically the same amount of food that cattle do when bhea high fed he also that low leu food was eaten during the hot mouths than during the cooler months and particularly so in regard to grain the floe address of the experiment station is logan utah director sanborn will be pleased to forward copies of the bulletin to persons inter ested in the feeding and care of horses hones |
