. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. THE HOESE 9 ought to have at least three good meals every day. When a horse is making long trips on the road he should not have too much hay, but a richer food, like corn or oats. The work horse should have his largest meal at night, when he has plenty of time to eat and digest it. If a horse is not warm, it is better to water before feeding him. The water passes on through the stomach and leaves room for the food. If an animal is very warm, it should. Fig. 7. Thoroufjlibrcd trotting mares and colts. not be given either food or water until it has cooled o
. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. THE HOESE 9 ought to have at least three good meals every day. When a horse is making long trips on the road he should not have too much hay, but a richer food, like corn or oats. The work horse should have his largest meal at night, when he has plenty of time to eat and digest it. If a horse is not warm, it is better to water before feeding him. The water passes on through the stomach and leaves room for the food. If an animal is very warm, it should. Fig. 7. Thoroufjlibrcd trotting mares and colts. not be given either food or water until it has cooled off. Clover hay is not so good for a horse as tim- othy, because it is more dusty; and dusty hay is liable to give horses the heaves. If dusty hay must be used, it should be sprinkled before feeding. A Good Variety. It is cruel to feed the horse on uothing but oats and hay all the year round, when. 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 Nida, William Lewis. Chicago, A. Flanagan Company
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