Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . New Hampshire Expt. Station Bulletin 175. Analysis of Feeding-stuffs. South Dakota Expt. Station Bulletin 160. Silage and Grains for Steers. Texas Expt. Station Bulletin 170. Texas Feeding-stuffs, Their Composition ana Expt. Station Circular 37. The Feeding Unit System for Determining the Economy of Production by Dairy Research Bulletin 26. Studies in Dairv Expt. Station Bulletin 106. Cottonseed Cake for Beef
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . New Hampshire Expt. Station Bulletin 175. Analysis of Feeding-stuffs. South Dakota Expt. Station Bulletin 160. Silage and Grains for Steers. Texas Expt. Station Bulletin 170. Texas Feeding-stuffs, Their Composition ana Expt. Station Circular 37. The Feeding Unit System for Determining the Economy of Production by Dairy Research Bulletin 26. Studies in Dairv Expt. Station Bulletin 106. Cottonseed Cake for Beef Expt. Station Bulletin 111. Bulletins, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture: 346. Computation of Rations for Farm Cottonseed Meal for Feeding Beef Cattle. CHAPTER 46 Horses and Mules By E. H. Hughes Assista?it Professor in Animal Husbandry, College of Agriculture,University of Missouri The horse even today plays a very important part in moving mer-chandise and performing other labor. The work on our farms is largelyaccomplished by the horse, and in spite of the motor truck the horse is. Morgan Stallion, General considered indispensable in a large amount of business in the city. Modernmethods of transportation move enormous quantities of freight, yet thedemand for the work horse does not diminish. Development of Type.—The usefulness of a horse depends upon hispower of locomotion and the characteristics which adapt him to the different 1 Courtesy of U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. (573) 574 SUCCESSFUL FARMING kinds of service determine his type. Whether he moves with power,speed, extreme action and style or to carry weight, will determine whetherhe is a draft, a race, a show or a saddle horse. Our modern breeds of light horses have probably been developed withthe Arabian horse as foundation stock. The Arabians developed a lighthorse with endurance and courage for desert travel, and intelligence andfriendliness for companionship on the long journey. The
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