Show IMPORT IMPORTANT ANTTO TO FEED workhorses WORK HOUSES WELL some good Suggest suggestions lons offered by oklahoma expert alfalfa Is great bone producer there was a time when anything was good enough for the horse agri cultural conditions ore are gradually changing with the increase in farm values the increase in cost of grain and the increased cost of producing feed grains as well its as roughage liage the question of feeding the horse la Is becoming more important all the time says W L blizzard of the department of animal husbandry at oklahoma A an and d M college at stillwater the question of combining feeds that are economical Is probably the most important oln question estion at this time on most farms some or all ff afif the following feeds are available for the work dvork horse corn barley oats kafar bran cottonseed meal linseed oil meal alfalfa livy huy oat straw sudan hay prairie liar hay timothy and clover hays A few suggestions by mr blizzard for combining these feeds for horses work horses or others are as follows corn and alfalfa hay aro are a good combination but have a tendency to heat the animal during hot weather oats or bran will counteract this tendency corn barley or will give better res results tilis if 1 combined with bran and cottonseed meal or oil meal oats added to any of these feeds will increase their efficiency oats alone Is a better feed than either corn or barley oats and bran combined half and half are especially well suited for brood mares and growing horses bran Is agold a good conditi conditioner onet out cut straw alfalfa hay sudan hay or prairie hay ic can an be added to a grain mixture and should constitute from froin 20 to 25 pounds of 0 pound combination these hays when cut and mix raised edwith with the grain add hulk bulk to the ration and reduce the cost the mixture should be dampened with one ojie sixth water before feeding alfalfa Is a grent great bone producer when it if Is used the amount of brun can be reduced lu ili a ration it Is a mistake to feed alfalfa one day and some the next A 1500 pound work horse should receive 15 pounds of the grain mixture dally daily when at work and about lelyo pounds of hay ile he will not need so much hay if f cut hay Is supplied in his grains mixture i under no circumstances ercums should a work horse have all the hay he will vill eat ills his capacity for roughage seems to have no limit and ho he may do himself injury it if allowed free crep access to nn an unlimited supply |