Show satisfactory ration for horses and mules the question was recently raised about feeding alfalfa hoy hay to horses professor mccampbell of kansas feda fed a group of artillery horses weighing an average of 1100 pounds and doing more hard work than the aver average a ge farm horse borse on a dally daily ration ot of 10 pounds alfalfa liay hay 8 pounds shelled corn and 2 pounds data buts for days these horses gained pounds per head during tills this period they showed no shortness of wind softness or lack of endurance during the feeding trial A similar group of horses were fed 14 pounds timothy hay 4 pounds corn find and J pounds oats cats per head dally daily for days these horses lost an average of 77 pounds per head thus by comparison 10 pounds alfalfa hay and 10 pounds grain per head dally daily proved a better ration and more economical under the conditions of this trial than 14 pounds timothy hay bay and 12 pounds grain ear corn and alfalfa hay bay make a very satisfactory ration for work horses and mules |