Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1908 — HINTS FOR FARMERS [ARTICLE]

HINTS FOR FARMERS

Practical Horse Feeding. Whenever the horse is fed one of the first things aimed at should be that his meals should occur at regular hours. Irregular feeding will tend to derange the digestive system more, perhaps, than any other single cause. The matter of proper feeding is one that can only be determined by experience in each individual case. Rarely will two horses reach their best if each is fed the same amount and kind feed. Draft or working horses and driving horses should lie fed differently. The former requires rough feed judiciously balanced with food of a highly nutritious nature. The latter, particularly if used ou long distances or for fast traveling, should be given but little hay; and that mainly at night (supper). Oats and mixed feed are the best food for horses in general. Cracked corn is generally hurtful for feeding purposes. The matter of proper feeding can be best solved by each horse owner by studying carefully the needs of his different animals, always bearing in mind that a change of diet is as necessary for the horse as for a man.—Dr. 8. A. Tuttle in American Cultivator.