This section is from the book "The Stable Book: Being A Treatise On The Management Of Horses", by John Stewart. Also available from Amazon: The Stable Book.
Oil Cake, ground and given in the boiled food, when not very rich, consisting chiefly or entirely of roots, is much stronger than bran, and stronger, perhaps, than oatmeal seeds. Two to four pounds per day is the usual allowance. It makes the hair glossy. Horses seem to tire of it soon, but the farmer will find it useful for heloing his horses through the winter.
 
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