. Dr. Hess stock book : a scientific treatise on horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry . The food for a horse should al- ways be clean and free from smut, mould or dust. The ration of grain should not be confined to a single article, such as corn or oats* The best results are obtained from giv- ing a variety of grain, such as oats, corn, wheatbran and middlings, with occasionally flaxseed meal. Wheat does not form a desirable food for the horse, as it is apt to form dough and is quite diffi- cult to digest. Green, improperly cured grains are extremely

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