Show winter feed for farm work horse idle die animals do well on hages supplemented with gram grain i Fr paril by br the st slated w D department nt of the ideal method of wintering idle oi or light working farm horses to one that will bring them through to spring with normal weight renewed cd vitality und and increased energy obviously the winter ration should bo be different from that for tile other seasons tile the liberal use of roughage supplemented with the right uni and kinds of other nutritious feeds will maintain a n horse horsa properly during tile the winter idle farm horses horse 0 except brood mares and growing stock ordinarily do well on a ration composed largely of the coarser hays straws and corn fodder cornstalk fields grain stubble fields or pastures which have not been bce closely grazed during the ilia summer are very desirable sources of a large part of the winter maintenance feed for such stock it Is often advisable to supplement the coarser roughage with a moderate supply of legume such os as alfalfa clover vetch boy bean or cowpen cowmen tiny liny these hays buys uro arc no not tonly only rich in pro belfi and mineral matter but being somewhat laxative in effect they also help to keel hepp the digestive tract lit in good co them thi lire fire espo valuable when fed with straw and similar feeds feed for when so HO used a supplemental ration of groin Is unnecessary the drinking of an abundance ot of pure water rater by the lie horse will tend to increase the utilization of dry roughage linge it if impracticable to feed a beguine tiny liny a emall quantity of grain preferably oats oata or it if moro more economical corn 0 hurley barley will servo to ninin maintain tain the horse in thrifty cond condition lilon one or two bran mashes a week or a little linseed meal each cacti lay will help to keep the system in good condition and prevent impaction resulting from consumption of largo large amounts of course coarse roughage improperly supplemented salt bait for Hor hoarsest sest an aver averaino airo of about three fourth ounce of suit salt dully daily Is sufficient for most horses except phoso doing lienay work or when on dry feed the condition oil of tho the lionso that has been properly cured cared for in the open through thi burh tho the winter la Is usually better than that of file die stable horse lit in some sections of tile country however weather conditions do not permit wintering horses outdoors where the file animals must be kort kat in sl of men these should be made n S ond alid comfortable as possible at an abunda abundance nep of unlit light find and proper ventilation of 0 the stable throughout tile tho entire your year are essential for complete nud and tile health of the horse A system with poor floor outlet ventilators rs will tend to corry carry oft off foul air find regulate the temperature especially lit in colder it Is important that the horse bo be protected from froin direct drafts where ore are relied upon pon for holl both i light find ventilation they should ile bo liegh up ill from the floor and open inwardly from froin the lie top stalls must bo be bedded mid and donned cleaned dally daily lit in order to keep theta them dry and sanitary sant tary clay floors ire are doubtless the alio best it if correctly built mid and properly attended to they must ile be kept si smooth with slightly more slope for Strai drainage nago than la Is required for other types of floors however lio weer grass paddock helps helpa in connection will tile the stable it a large paddock or inclosure closure ln espe especially chilly a one helps to keep horses that fiat tire are worked irregularly in lit coli condition dIllon the exer exercise else find grass thus enade tire are both beneficial tills this exor else lit la tile tho open will help to guard tilled hocks 60 d monday morning 3 mid and whir troubles A further aid to the health consists lit in thorough grooming As aa spring approaches the horse must murt be put into condition condil condi loii Ion for foi tin the heavy work attend abend this llila fitting period bilea with the condition ot of the HIB ai dinal or front from two to four A young couii home lioi be especially one lust just broken rt re neutra utra longer chati the mature an animal at tills wife llie lie will ln ter ti r botlon largely or of conre hages should kle way tty to a smaller feed of liner finer qualley liay hay and a small quantity of grida three times dally daily this ration be b slowly increased nelll nith the le be gloning of light work a 1400 1 pol d horse will receive dirtily about fourteen or fifteen pounds of taie qualley hay gradual change from airm Mig hage to good quality bevil will I 1 eliav in A prepared the diK dietle tle lanct for handling eighteen to nin eletti pounds of grain nut nud sixta n to eighteen pounds of tuf tiny hay whdeh the lu horse will need when doing heavy lieal work nork along tile the more inore nourishing ration the lie work mork of tile the horse insist inist be increased by h du de anea es lie call tion lon d dj a full fall days |