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Show Government Has Found a Substitute For High Priced Oats , w -, - -- - jtffc1-.. Washington, Fob. IS. A new anglV of tho high cost of living probably has come to light It Is the Increase In the cost of grain for horse feed and, as a substitute for oats, the bureau of animal Industry has developed a sort of equine breakfast food composed of cocoanut and peanut meal A bulletin just Issued by the department de-partment of agriculture describes the results obtained by trying the mixture mix-ture on the dog, in this case ten Moigan yearlings and four work horses hors-es on the bureau's farm near Middle-bury, Middle-bury, VL At the conclusion of the test, all the horses were reported In good condition. con-dition. The saving In cost was $15.75 per ton of mixture, or tho difference between be-tween $43.75, the cost per ton of whole oats and $28. the price paid per ton for the nut meal mixture. |