6* CtTLTURE or CARROTS. 



must be entirely cut off, and ihc carrots washed perfectly 

 txpcrmental ^- ^^ ^jj^.^ ,^^j ^^^^^ jj j^ necessary to house them 



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the Culture of three or four days at least before horses are fed with them ; 



Canw* • ^ neglect of this is sure to be attended with dangerous con- 



sequences. It is generally known that the cucumber when 

 lefi a short time in water, absorbs a proportion of it ; the 

 carrot docs the same, in a less degree, yet sufficiently to 

 produce a considerable degree of le e talion by the heat 

 of the animal's stomach ; and gnpmg is occasioned thereby. 

 To render them salutary, the lime mentioned is sufficient 

 for evaporation — Washing is easily and expeditiously done, 

 by putting a large mash-tub three paitsfull t>f carrots, then 

 pouring cold water on them, stir them, and throw them out 

 with four-pronged muck-forks ; after which process they may 

 be laid under cover in large heaps, a>^ much a'- six or eight 

 loads in aheap ; secured from frost and rain> they will keep 

 two or three months; it is however not right to suffer them 

 to remain so long, in which case thej shrivel even to two 

 thirds of measure ; and although they become more nutri- 

 tious, fiom the loss of aqueous particles, it is not sufficient to 

 compensate the deficiency Carrots are extrmely valuable 

 when ipplied as food for cart-horses: when properly fedwith 

 them, they .are in the greatest vigour anil health; and their 

 coats are as fine as the best-groomed coaeh ho; ses,even in the 

 depth oi winter, and exposed to the inclemency of the sea- 

 son in a stiiiw-yaid. For home consumption, 1 have m- 

 iuva^iably found them to pay more, by one-ihird, when 

 ■' ^iven to horses, than to feeding cattle. After a variety of 



expciiincnts, 1 have found the following manner of ap{)Iying 

 them to be the best: — To each cart-horse, one heaped 

 bushel per day. with as much cut provender as he could eat; 

 the hitter should be of the first quality. I recommend two- 

 thirds good wheat or oat straw, and one-third clover. 

 Vv^'heat straw is best; oat-itraw next. Barley-straw is frs^ 

 quently given, but never preferred, from its griping trn- 

 -iency. Horses cannot eal too much cut food. When 

 returned from work, they should always be baited with it, 

 or drink thtir water befoie carrots are given, and pleiity of 

 c'ry food given wiih the carrots : the dry nature of the one 



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