Show experiment IN THE keding FEEDING OF WORK HORSES A of the value of corn and oat as a grain by 13 E carmichael ohio problem i connected with the red feed ing of work ork horses hordes are doubtless of a duldt intel al 81 as any problems in stock management pi act cally all farmers nhat Ah ateer cier LL 3 z 1 3 9 V cl to ej 4 L ZI 0 r 0 cc W 0 b C CL U M I 1 11 V 5 1 01 J I 1 u x C branch ot of farming iwin be bc en in hue hae occa occasion bion to feed horses besides farmers Lomme iclal firms of various clisset keep keel in large numbers tor for work purposes and thea the too h line te a deep int interest erst in methods of 0 feeding that hat will lessen lessee the cost ot of maintaining voil noises without deer decreasing pasing their effic lencl herhei feed ale aie high or 01 low in price it is well jell orth north while for feed els eis to exercise gleat cale caie in the se lection of so as to use ue the ones that are most Effi efficient clent ind eco comical NN ith the he exceeding 13 1 high prices for foi all hinds of gizin feeds feds ll 11 t is eSIX that a selection of feeds be made for much aste may iselt it if pt is s not glien gien to this his phase of stable on account of the wide tlde t pre breid d pre judice against corn and ii 11 ado of oats an from nelch aich it is hoped that definite data ila may be se cured in regard to this important milor tant sub sect jeet has been ill at tile the ohio station ine plan plad of tills woth work cills laii s foa long tune title expel ament not one 0 of t a fen ds or weeks duration but one that continue for a number motears 0 f 3 ears the voth nork einab na begun in the spring of 1907 and the results of tile the apri ni nt up to the tune tare are aie so thit th it it his been bought best to gle them to the public at once the under stinting t t further inora Is being done along this line and that there is a po or of ill results being secured later the boises used in the first 48 N weeks beeks of this experiment aele sl SI mature grade Pol chelon geldings be longing to lo the of agron oni om of 0 the station and used hied for gen aral ral barnt and tim boil in age the horses ranged dt at the beginning of the experiment from semen to eight ears old 1 1 I he to met horse of each lean are of tl L same age how ever alle there are some differ ances in fit the conformation size ind and disposition of I 1 the lie horses they are a fairl uniform lot in order to secure an accurate coi ll 11 p iff s 0 n of oats and corn one horse borse i in n e each a e h co ol 01 the g A U 5 I 1 I 1 J a Y in 9 1 0 0 1 t m M f 11 A als 11 n 2 17 I 1 za sl rl I 1 f w ji 01 5 I 1 0 0 lt three h teams is I 1 led fed 0 oils its while tile oth cirs recelle corn the exception except lou of it 11 very cry few dab tile the ao 10 ivo holser chich comprised a team loi to 4 41 weeks worked together that la is ll it wasi aab ter very unusual for 01 one horse 0 of a tl it mi im to work while the hoise tens idle this assures an equal amount of 0 labor laboi being performed by each horse boise in ili A elvin team and therefore there foie per mits a I 1 direct comparison 0 of the be tuo feeds the following statements hafed bd ed upon tile vork done thus far seeni to be warranted ba b the dat presentad presen tid heretofore it must be un deis del stood lood that the barsis zere maturij and 4 ht h t clover clever acs timoth hay aas ft as fed he corn cornfeld fed horses endured dured hard barf work during hot weather as well as did the oats fed horses the use of corn to 10 the exclusion or of other grain for i a period ol of is 48 weeks as not detrimental to the health ot or wor work k bo horses r ses the use 0 ot corn tor for work ork horses did not induce laziness and lack jack ot of endurance neither did the use ot of oats cats induce increased and endurance hen mixed mi ted clover and timothy tl hay was nas fed to mature matuie geldings at general farm aih abik ear corn vas practical a as efficient pound for or pound as oils 0 on tire lie basis of the results ot of thi this and statistical records or of faini value of grains corn has since 1866 been chejpes than oats as a grain feed eed for work noises horses rhe che drop in eight of the corn fel fed horses coincident with nith the beginning ol of the use of shelled corn indicates that dearcorn Is to be preferred above shelled corn for bork ork horses t barni arm animals anam alq should be fed according to theli tach needs mir needs do de rend or of couise upon the I 1 that taci jhc thc 3 beld IN aik or oik h borsek are arc I 1 ept for appling eneidi deneig and should be supplied with feeds that bill furnish the required energy at the least possible cost all things d there Is a falde ide dIt difference Terence in the eff lelene of horses in ill utilizing feed this Is nell bi the record of the hc horse bors tom used in this experiment there li is an ail in work vork horses as well viell as in ili other tana anlin ils horses II ores that are notably hard to keep heel in good condition should be le ie placed hi bi ones that may be maintained at less cost the data presented do not prove that for use anith pule timothi timot hay har is as Is pound for 1 lound aund as oats oat neither Is atal an evidence at hind to indicate that a gram graild lalion made up exclusive IN u of corn Is suitable tor brood male maies etli antti oal foal or la in mill fiill or for noting growing glowing horses NN hen the NN weight of the horses for I 1 the he bear ear previous lons to the experiment lie ile onil ired with nith the weights eights Ni se 1 t to r 21 V I 1 I 1 i t cf b Z E ox oz 4 3 Y fined r ill ed dining file af it ft is seen seely thit the ec erusie usie use or oc ei e her carrr 01 0 1 oats oais ills not had nn in bid effect I 1 upon 1 po n OX holies loiero abere is n i po itne pinar hofei howe hoe ei that a mixed ration bould alou id not lie be more moie efficient thant one oae made ma de up r cl usiel or of corn arof oat ent this does show lebs I 1 that coin is a valuable feed alv wol k horses ind and should be given at a large pace in their lations iati ons whenever In Illet conditions amirant its usi use |