. Feeds and feeding abridged : the essentials of the feeding, care, and management of farm animals, including poultry : adapted and condensed from Feeds and feeding (16th ed.). Feeds; Animal nutrition. FEEDS FOB HORSES 243 having ample time for chewing and digesting their feed may be win- tered largely on bright straw instead of costly hay. Farm horses should not be wintered in the barnyard on straw and corn stover only, without grain, for they will then be in no condition for the severe work of spring. The saving thru the use of straw and other cheap roughages is well shown in a trial at the
. Feeds and feeding abridged : the essentials of the feeding, care, and management of farm animals, including poultry : adapted and condensed from Feeds and feeding (16th ed.). Feeds; Animal nutrition. FEEDS FOB HORSES 243 having ample time for chewing and digesting their feed may be win- tered largely on bright straw instead of costly hay. Farm horses should not be wintered in the barnyard on straw and corn stover only, without grain, for they will then be in no condition for the severe work of spring. The saving thru the use of straw and other cheap roughages is well shown in a trial at the Michigan Station,3 where the cost of feed for horses doing moderate work during- the winter was cents per head daily when fed timothy hay and oats. When shredded corn stover and oat straw was substituted for three-fourths of the timothy-hay, and roots, ear corn, and a mixture of equal parts. Fig. 68.—Mules at Work on a Corn Belt Farm The mule is the chief work animal on southern farms and is increasing in popularity in the corn states. of bran, dried beet pulp, and linseed meal replaced most of the oats, the feed bill was lowered over 40 per ct. and the horses better main- tained their weights. Carbonaceous roughages require supplement.—It is important to remember that hay from the grasses, corn fodder and stover, sorghum and kafir forage, and straw, are all low in protein. Therefore, when these roughages are fed with such grains as corn, barley, wheat, and kafir, some protein-rich concentrate should be added to balance the ration. s Norton, Mich. Bui. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Henry, W. A. (William Arnon), 1850-1932; Morrison, F. B. (Frank Barron), 1887-1958. Madison, Wis. , The Henry-Morrison company
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