PREPARATION OF FEEDING-STUFFS 149 



to make them into a kind of biscuit. Such pre- 

 parations are practically never used except in the 

 case of fodder for army horses during a campaign. 

 The loaves are said to be an excellent substitute 

 for oats, but if they are bought and not home-made 

 care must be taken that the materials of which 

 they are made are not merely rubbish. 



