Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 148, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1912 — LIVE STOCK [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LIVE STOCK

AUTOMATIC HORSE FEED BAG New York Man Invents Contrivance That Baves Much Grain and Allows Animal to Feed Easily. The Scientific American describes an invention of George Doutney of New York for feeding horses as follows: One of the most tantalizing contrivances that the poor horse has to put up with is the common feed bag. The first few mouthfuls of feed are readily accessible, but thereafter the animal must toss his head so as to throw the grain that is out of reach into 'his month. This results in enormous waste, due to spilling of the grain out

of the bag. Mr. Dutney’s invention alms to overcome this defect by a novel Construction of feed-bag, In which the feed is stored in pockets at each side and feeds automatically to the bottom of the bag. The bag is open at the front and ba<;k except for the shallow box at the bottom, thus providing ample breathing space. There-ia no waste of the grain, for it Is fed to the animal as he eats it, and the feed Is regulated so that he cannot bolt his food. The feed pocketß are very readily filled. The tongueless buckles on the strap permit of adjusting the bag sungly to any animal, whether his head be long or short

Automatic Feed Bag.