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THE QUAKEROATS COMR^T

N. B.

In feeding SCHUMACHER FEED use the
same quantity by weight, as you do of natural
oats. Do not make an abrupt or sudden
change in the ration, but mix SCHUMACHER
FEED with your old feed, gradually mcreasing
the amount until the entire ration consists of
SCHUMACHER FEED.

o the Horseman:

In compiling this booklet it
has been our endeavor to embody
in condensed form facts and infor-
mation pertaining to the proper
care, feeding and handling of
man's intelligent co-worker and
assistant, that most useful of all animals-the horse.
We desire to make statistical facts herein
contained so interesting and absolutely reliable,
that this publication will not follow the usual
route of the ordinary advertising booklet — directly
to the wastebasket, but will at least be retained
by the horse owner as a dependable book of
reference; we therefore bespeak for it a careful
perusal and thorough assimilation of its con-
tents, embracing research of an accurate nature
and of mutually beneficial advantage.

We have chosen for our authority "Feeds
and Feeding", by Prof. W. A. Henry; this work
has been for nearly twenty years, and still is, the
standard text book in all of the leading Agricul-
tural Colleges of the English speaking world; we
have therefore gone at once to the fountain head
of positive knowledge relating to our topic.

Prof. Henry being eminently renowned in
his profession, is acknowledged as the greatest

authority that ever lived, on the subject of feeds
and feeding and the proper handling of domestic
animals ; his whole life has been devoted to the
thorough study of the experimental and educa-
tional aspect of this rather intricate problem ; we
could not quote a higher recognized authority or
a man more widely experienced and of greater
knowledge.

SCHUMACHER FEED

for horses is a feed which has been prepared
precisely along the lines suggested by Prof.
Henry in his book. It is no hap-hazard mix-
ture, carelessly put together by inexperienced
hands, but it is the result of careful scientific
research and years of experience and experimen-
ting. It is a finely ground grain ration, is
carefully kiln -dried, composed of corn, oats and
barley products, in just the right proportions
for the best feeding results.

Don't forget that Nature provided a variety
of grains and that your horse relishes a variety
just as you do. (SCHUMACHER FEED PRO-
VIDES THAT VARIETY.)

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•pa^lNDIAN

CORN

Concerning this
Prof. Henry says : on page
297, "Next to oats, corn is the common grain
for horses in America. While conceding that
corn is not the equal of oats as a grain for the
horse, nevertheless, because of the low cost and
its high feeding value this grain will be exten-
sively used where large numbers of horses must
be economically nourished. Corn MAY be fed
whole to horses, but, generally, it is made
fine by grinding and mixed with various other
concentrates. Cornmeal alone is a sodden sub-
stance in the horse's stomach, and should be
diluted or augmented with some ingredient of
light character.''

(SCHUMACHER FEED CONTAINS CORN
IN JUST THE RIGHT PROPORTION WITH
THE OATS AND BARLEY PRODUCTS FOR
THE BEST RESULTS.)

The barley and oats furnish the lightener as
suggested by Prof. Henry.

Prof. Henry on page 298 shows an exper-
iment conducted by the PARIS OMNIBUS COM-
PANY, employing nearly 10,000 horses. Sixteen
horses of different ages having up to the time
of the experiment been fed with a ration con-
sisting of 18.7 pounds of oats, 1.8 pounds of bran,

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with hay and straw additional, received gradually,
more and more corn in place of oats until after
one month the oats were replaced with corn.
The horses weighed on an average of 1194.1
pounds at the beginning of the experiment and
at the end of four months later, 1219.8 pounds.
They were in good flesh and had grown fat,
although they had worked hard during that time.
It was found, however, that they were less
spirited and seemed to lose in energy when more
than nine pounds of oats were replaced by corn.
The conclusions were that a mixture of 6.6 pounds
of corn and 12.1 pounds of oats WILL PROVE
MOST SATISFACTORY for work horses, the
ratio varying in each case according to the tem-
perament of the animal. Twenty -five other
horses doing bus service were fed 11 pounds of
oats and 6.6 pounds of corn, after a longer tran-
sition period, with hay and straw as before, and
after six months equally favorable results were
obtained. All horses of the Company were then
fed in this manner. They maintained their weight
and according to the records of the company
DID MORE WORK THAN ON THE OATS
RATION. The Company saved $9.26 per horse
during the year by the partial substitution of corn
for oats, or a total of $92,600.00 on their entire
stable.

-^ACHER FEEI

Note: That a mixture of corn and oats is
better than either alone. (SCHUMACHER FEED
WILL SAVE YOU PROPORTIONATELY.)

Prof. Henry says: '*Corn may be best fed
crushed to horses.'* Similar reports as to the
availability of corn for horse feeding are published
in regard to the Berlin Street Car Company, the
Berlin mail horse stables and the New York
Omnibus Company.

BARLEY:

Prof. Henry further says, on page 293:
^'This useful grain — barley — for the horse has as
yet been little fed in the Eastern United States,
probably because of its general high price. On
the Pacific coast, barley is extensively used for
feeding horses at all kinds of work". (SCHU-
MACHER FEED CONTAINS BARLEY FINELY
GROUND.) Barley is one of the most used and
successful horse feeds in both England and Ger-
many, where the breeding and care of horses
has for many years reached the acme of perfec-
tion. Owing to its hard tough character and the
consequent difficulty of mastication barley cannot
be successfully fed unless ground or CRUSHED.

FEEDING THE CARRIAGE HORSE:

Prof. Henry states on page 322, "from 10 to
12 pounds of oats, or their equivalent (SCHU-
MACHER FEED IS THE EQUIVALENT OF
OATS) should suffice for the concentrates, divided
into three feeds, the evening meal being the largest.
A portion of the hay given may be chopped
and moistened before feeding; the remainder
may be fed long, as the carriage horse has plenty
of time for masticating his food. From 10 to
20 pounds of hay should be allowed in order to
bring the total weight of the ration within a limit
of 20 to 22 pounds." (THE MOISTENED
CHOPPED HAY SHOULD BE MIXED WITH
SCHUMACHER FEED FOR THE BEST RE-
SULTS.)

While the large abdomen cannot be tolerated
in the carriage horse, we should not forget that
there should be a certain bulk or volume to the
feed in order that the digestive functions may be
properly maintained. (SCHUMACHER FEED
HAS THE CORRECT BULK.) Carriage horses
are usually over -fed and under exercised.
Where daily driving cannot be practiced, under-
feeding, rather than heavy -feeding, should pre-
vail as the safer course. Where the horse is

not taken from the stable during the day, the
concentrates or grain portion of the ration should
be at once reduced one -third or one -half and
the normal allowance should not again be given
until work or exercise demands it.

Prof. Henry tells us on page 324, ''Idle
horses having ample time for masticating and
digesting their food can subsist almost wholly on
good, bright straw. The various straws rank in the
following order as regards feeding value: oats,
barley, wheat and rye." (A SMALL QUANTITY
OF SCHUMACHER FEED ADDED WILL KEEP
THE HORSE IN A BETTER AND HEALTHIER
CONDITION.)

FEEDING THE WORK HORSE:

On page 323, Prof. Henry says: Regularity
in work brings regularity in feeding and these
greatly conduce to comfort and long years of
usefulness. The concentrates for work horses
can rarely consist wholly of oats because of
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lent substitutes and cornmeal may form from one-
third to one-half the ration. (SCHUMACHER
FEED CONTAINS OATS, BARLEY AND CORN-
MEAL.) A small allowance of roots is always
in order. The work horse should be supplied
with about 2 pounds of provender daily for each
hundred pounds of weight. Of this from 10 to
18 pounds, according to the severity of the
labor performed, should be grain in some form.
The heavy feeding should come at night, after
the long day's work and when the animal has
time for masticating and digesting his food.
After watering comes the administering of the
grain, which should constitute from one -half
to two -thirds of the day's allowance. This may
be fed separately, or preferably upon moistened,
chopped hay. The amount of chopped hay with
which the grain is mixed should not exceed one
peck in volume.

Ground grain and chopped hay are fed in mix-
ed form that the animal may masticate its food
and pass it to the stomach more quickly, than
is possible with the material whole and in dry form.

A fair allowance of long hay should be
thrown in the manger for the animal to finish
on after the stomach is replenished and while
it is resting, but still requiring more food.
The morning meal should be comparative-
ly light, consisting mostly of grain with some
chopped hay. Most horsemen hold that some
grain should b© given at noon, which claim
seems reasonable from our knowledge of the
horse's stomach and the digestive process. In
any case, the amount of feed given at noon
should not be large.

Prof. Henry continues on page 325: Idle
horses may be maintained wholly or almost
wholly upon hay, straw or corn fodder. Forage
possessing considerable volume, such as hay and
straw, is suitable for such animals, because a
reasonable amount will furnish the necessary
nutriment, and it is better to have the digest-
ive tract well distended with food substances
rather than contracted, as would be the case
in concentrates possessing only the requisite
nutriment, where supplied.

ALL GRAIN SHOULD BE GROUND:

Prof. Henry advises on page 325: For
horses taxed to the limit of their endurance, all
grain should be ground and fed on moistened,
chopped hay. (NOTE: THAT ALL GRAINS
SHOULD BE GROUND. SCHUMACHER FEED
IS FINELY GROUND AND WHERE POSSI-
BLE SHOULD BE FED MIXED WITH MOIST-
ENED, CHOPPED HAY.) Food thus prepared
is more rapidly masticated and consequently
remains a much longer time in the stomach. A
little long hay may be supplied the animal to be
consumed at leisure after the stomach is well
filled.

OVER -FEEDING:

Prof. Henry remarks on page 327: **Over-
feeding with hay is the source of a long list of
ills with the horse. Through carelessness, or
mistaken kindness, the mangers are often kept
filled with hay, and because of the long hours
of idleness in the stable the horse falls in the
habit of gorging himself with this provender.
Not only is there waste of hay in such cases,
but whatever is eaten beyond requirement
exhausts the digestive system and weakens its
influence upon the other nutrients of the ration.
Staring coats, labored breathing and quick tiring
are the least serious, though probably the most
noticeable results of this common practice. There
should be a definite allowance of hay for the
horse at each feeding time, and this should
always fall short of what would be consumed if
more were given."

VARIETY IN FEED OF IMPORTANCE:

It is just as important that a horse's diet con-
tain a variety of foods as it is for man. No
man or horse can keep at his best if he has but
one thing to eat, day after day, week after week.

On page 328, Prof. Henry says: ''While
it is true that a horse can be maintained on a
short dietary of oats and hay, it seem reason-
able that equally good or better results are
obtainable and the cost of keeping often lessened,
by adopting a more extended bill -of -fare. Ex-
periments with other domestic animals plainly
show the advantages of judiciously formed
combinations of feeding stuffs over any single one.

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(SCHUMACHER FEED CONTAINS A GOOD
VARIETY, SCIENTIFICALLY BALANCED.) If

energy and spirited action were the only qualities
desirable in the horse, then, perhaps, oats with
hay might suffice; but when we consider the
number and complexity of the components of
bone, tissue and nerve, we can well believe that
these are better nourished by several kinds of
grain and forage plants than by one or two only'*.
A striking illustration of the value of variety
in food and its proper administration is shown
by Mr. Charles Hunting, a superintendent hav-
ing under his care some 7,000 horses employed
in the collieries of North England who writes as
follows: ''I was called to a colliery in Durham
some time ago; the output at this place was de-
creased from fifteen to twenty score per day
through the horses being unable, from want of

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fi'-st .-ind then mix the Sohumacher Feed with it. It has kept our ja»ree
in fine condition through the sviraraer and our colts are looking splend-
idly.

V/e are feeding all our mares and oolts thia way an we find the
feed not only economical, but very satisfactory in the results it pro-

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condition, to get the work out. The animals were
miserably poor, though allowed 168 pounds of
oats and 154 pounds of hay per week each. The
oats WERE NOT CRUSHED and the hay WAS
NOT CHOPPED. The horses were large, none
under 16 hands, many 16.2. They worked very
long hours and took heavy loads, but I confess
I was astonished at their appearance after many
months of such apparently liberal feeding. On
September 1st, their food was changed to the
following per week: —

CRUSHED oats 40 lbs.

CRUSHED barley 20 lbs.

CRUSHED peas 35 lbs.

Bran 14 lbs.

Hay 98 lbs.

The saving in money on this ration was 9s.
5Kd. (equivalent to $2.27) per horse per week.
Notice, too, that besides this saving in money,
their digestive organs had 56 pounds less hay
and 59 pounds less grain to digest. Result:
Within three months this stud was in excellent
health and condition, drawing out of the pit,
without any application of engine power, about
twenty to thirty scores more per day than when
I first saw them.'* (NOTE THE GREAT AD-
VANTAGE OF VARIETY OF GRAINS, AND
OF CRUSHING THESE GRAINS, SAVING IN
MONEY AND DIGESTIVE ENERGY. NOTE
THE SIMILARITY TO SCHUMACHER FEED.)

NUTRITIVE RATIO FOR
WORK HORSES:

Prof. Henry says on page 276 of *Teeds
and Feeding" : "Wolff's experiments show that
a horse of average size will do medium hard
work and maintain his weight on a ration con-
taining about 12 pounds of digestible matter. A
nutritive ratio of 1:6.4 proved better than the
narrow ration of 1:3.4. When heavier work
was done, a supply of 12 pounds of digestible
matter did not suffice to maintain the weight
of the horse. This could only be attained by
furnishing quantities of nutrients, viz., about
15.5 pounds. (THE NUTRITIVE RATIO OF
SCHUMACHER FEED IS 1 :6.5, EXACTLY THE
RATIO RECOMMENDED BY WOLFF, AND
EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE BEST WHITE
OATS. SCHUMACHER FEED SHOULD, THERE-
FORE, BE FED IN ABOUT THE SAME
QUANTITY AS NO. 2 WHITE OATS.)

On page 284, Prof. Henry says : ** Referring
to experiments conducted by Grandeau on a
ration with a rather wider nutritive ratio of
about 1:7, an Indian Corn and chopped straw
ration as against a narrow ration of 1.3 of
beans and chopped straw in which the wider
ration of corn and chopped straw gave better
results than the narrow ration of beans and
straw."

On page 285, Prof. Henry expressed his
opinion "that 1:7 is about a correct nutritive
ratio for the utilization of all components of
the ration for the work horse".

MILLET HAY UNSAFE FOR HORSES:
Prof. H. R. Smith, of the Nebraska Agricul-
tural College, in his book entitled * Profi-
table Stock Feeding", says on page 372, **We
find that as reported by the North Dakota Ex-
periment Station, where a thorough investiga-
tion was made, millet, when used entirely as
a coarse feed is injurious to horses: first, in
producing an increased action of the kidneys:
secondly, in causing lameness and swelling of
the joints: thirdly, in producing an infusion
of blood into the joints: fourthly, in destroy-
ing the texture of the bone, rendering it softer
and less tenacious so that traction causes the
ligaments to be torn loose". This seems to
agree with the experience of most farmers who
have fed millet in liberal quantities to horses.

ALFALFA HAY

according to Prof. Smith, on page 373, in
"Profitable Stock Feeding" is well known to
make animals drink more water, increasing the
action of the kidneys. Whether or not this is
in any way detrimental to the health of the work
horse has not been determined. There is also
a prejudice against it because it has a cathartic
effect, more noticeable when horses are driven
at a trot before a wagon. It is also true that
horses fed alfalfa sweat more freely than horses
fed either timothy or prairie hay.

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WATERING THE HORSE:

On page 326, Prof. Henry says: Sanborn,
studying the effects of watering before and after
feeding, concludes as follows:

1. Horses watered before feeding grain re-
tained their weight better than when watered
after feeding grain.

2. Horses watered before feeding had
the better appetite or ate the most.

Splan writes: As to water, **I think every
horse should have all he wants at all times."

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A man says: **Why, will you give your
horse water before a race? Yes, before the
race, in the race and after the race, and any
other time the horse wants to drink. When I
said give your horse all the water he wants be-
fore the race, I do not mean that you should tie
him up where he cannot get a drink for five or
six hours on a hot day in a warm stall, and
then take him to a pump and give him all he
wants. What I mean is, to give him water
often and in that way he will take but a small
quantity at a time.*'

In general, we would say that horses should
have their regular and largest supply of water
previous to feeding, and it may also be well to
supply a limited quantity after feeding. When
the horses come to the stable heated and fa-
tigued, a little fresh water, even if cold, may
be given with beneficial effect — say eight or ten
quarts; then, when cooled off and rested,
what they still require should be supplied.
When on the road, a few quarts of water can be
given with safety, no matter how much the horse
is heated, but a large quantity should never be
supplied at one time. On journeys, water should
be given every few miles.

PROOF IN THE FEEDING:

That SCHUMACHER FEED is the best, most
nutritious, thoroughly digestible, perfectly bal-
anced and absolutely satisfactory horse feed is
best proven by the thousands of testimonials,
we have on file from the most prominent breeders,
trucking companies, contractors, liverymen, trot-
ting horse owners and others who are constant
and enthusiastic feeders. Read the testimonials
in this booklet, they are very convincing argu-
ments as to why you should investigate SCHU-
MACHER FEED and commence to use it in
your stables at once. Economy and the best
interests of your horses demand it.

SCHUMACHER FEED has the exact chemi-
cal analysis of the best white oats, but SCHU-
MACHER FEED gives variety and palatability
not secured in oats; is finely ground, giving
the highest possible digestibility; being kiln-dried,
giving absolute safety against sickness.

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ABOUT DIGESTIBILITY:

Do you know that whole grains are from
twenty to twenty -six per cent indigestible, or in
other words, do you know that from twenty to
twenty -six per cent of all the whole grain you
feed your horses passes through them totally
undigested? This has been proven by numerous
experiments : Notably, an experiment conducted
by the Michigan State Agricultural College in
1906, where an experiment on six animals was
conducted, an average percentage of from twenty
to twenty-six per cent of whole grains passing
through undigested.

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CHOPPED HAY

ADVANTAGES

OF CHOPPED HAY:

Professor Henry says
on page 239 of ''Feeds
and Feeding": ''the
practice of running hay
and straw through the
feed cutter, or chopping
it, is almost universal in
establishments where
large numbers of horses
are kept."

Moore, some years since, addressed letters to
well known agriculturists of England, asking
for information on this topic. He ascertained
from 70 per cent of those replying that chopped
hay and straw was fed to their stock, while 20
per cent followed the practice of partial chopping
and 10 per cent were adverse to the practice
altogether.

The advantages of chopping hay in establish-
ments where large numbers of animals are fed
are apparent upon a little reflection. Where
hay is chopped, the addition
of I a small amount of water
lays the dust and the helper
can rapidly and accurately
measure the quantity ordered
for each meal. Again, when
hay and straw are chopped, {
then moistened , and meal add- ^
ed, the mixture is in con- ^.
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time to remain in the stomach for digestion than
is possible where long, dry hay is fed. This is
an item of importance with the hard worked
horses which are in the stable only at night. (A
HAY CHOPPER AND SCHUMACHER FEED
WILL PAY YOU THE BIGGEST INTEREST
OF ANY INVESTMENT YOU EVER MADE.)

EXTRACT FROM ADDRESS OF DR.
H. W. WILEY, CHIEF U.S. GOVT
CHEMIST, WASHINGTON, D. C, AT
DETROIT, MICH., JUNE 8, 1908.

*'Now I believe that there is no business in
this country which ought to rest upon a more
scientific basis, a more ethical basis, than that of
the cattle feeding. We are getting segregated
more and more in this country; that is, the city
and the country are getting further apart, and the
animals that are kept in the city, especially
horses — why, they say that the motor car has done
away with the horses, but that is not so and never
will be— never ! The horse will always be here.
You cannot run a motor car like you can a horse.
You cannot take pride in it like you do in a horse,
and you rich men will have your teams of bays
and blacks now and in the future, and there will
be thousands and hundreds of thousands of ani-
mals which will have to be kept in the city, and it
is highly important that those animals should
have a palatable and nutritious food so that they
may not suffer in comparison with those that are
given the fresh foods in the country. And even
the farmer must learn the art, either of buying a
WELL-MANUFACTURED FEED or manufact-
uring it himself, in order to economically feed his

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stock. So that, all along the line, the movement
for a high-grade cattle feed and stock feed means
benefit to the manufacturer and benefit to the
consumer, and the consumer and the manufact-
urer must get together, and we must all get in
touch with those who are appointed to supervise
this business from a legal point of view.

And that is the way it will be with this great
trade in cattle feed, that great industry of ours on
which so much of our wealth depends, and the
farmer as well as the merchant who keeps do-
mesticated animals will need your assistance just
as the farmer needs the assistance of the man
who makes his fertilizer. Time and time again
have the farmers tried to mix their own fertilizer,
thinking it is cheaper, but they do not find it so;
AND IF I WERE FEEDING STOCK, I WOULD
RATHER TRUST THE SKILL AND KNOW-
LEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURER TO MIX
MY CATTLE FEED THAT I HAD TO BUY
THAN TO BUY THE RAW MATERIALS AND
TRY TO MIX THEM MYSELF."

A FEW **DON'TS'' BY A PROMINENT
HORSEMAN:

Don't give the horse all the water he wants
when hot, even if you exercise him later. Give
him some; give him a little and more when he
cools off. When on the road a few quarts can
be given him with safety no matter how much he
is heated; but large quantities should never be
supplied at one time when the horse is heated.

Don't trot a horse down hill.

Don't put up a horse at night covered with
mud and water.

Don't leave your horse standing in the stable
for days without exercise.

Don't drive fast upon starting on long trips.

Don't forget to water horses often on long
trips.

Don't whip a horse when he scares ; he will
be worse next time.

Don't whip any horse unless vicious; —
there are few of these.

Don't jerk a horse for any reason, either
with reins or tie -strap.

Don't dope your horse with tonics. Avoid
immature or soft corn, new oats and other
feeds that cause colic.

Don't have dark stables. Sunlight is the
best known remedy for both man and beast.

Don't have cold drafts in the stables; have
ventilation, but avoid drafts.

Don't forget to blanket your horse in cold
weather while standing out.

(FEED SCHUMACHER FEED AND YOU
WILL NEVER NEED TONICS OR HAVE SICK-
NESS AMONG YOUR STOCK.)

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In the foregoing pages it has been our aim to
give you absolute facts and figures from unques-
tioned authorities which are most convincing
proof of the advantages of the most successful
horse feed ever compounded— SCHUMACHER
FEED — a rational, natural horse feed— a va-
riety of grains finely ground, thoroughly kiln
dried, a most palatable, perfectly balanced, safe
combination of the best grains as demonstrated
by the most scientific research. Its great econ-
omy and wonderfully beneficial effect upon your
horses will, after a fair trial, certainly make you
a permanent feeder of it.

This feed is so well and favorably known
that it is carried in stock by most reliable deal-
ers, but if your dealer does not carry it in stock
write to us.

THE QUAKEROATS COMPANY

CHICAqO,U.S.A

REINCKE-KREICKERCO.

ENGRAVERS — PRINTERS

CHICAGO.

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