722 Lire Slocks Teams Keeping of in Stalks and 



tion is within a fmall didance of London, or any place of confiderable note, where 

 hay ufually fetches a large price; to which may be added the advantage which the 

 horfes reap from the condant attendance that mud necelfarily be paid to them when 

 baited in that manner: befides, the fervants are kept continually in their work, and 

 prevented from loitering away the afternoons at the ale-houfe, or the fmith s (hop, 

 as is too frequently the cafe with thofe who have more leifure on their hands ; a 

 great expenfe is likewife faved, which mud otherwife be paid, for cutting chaff. On 

 the contrary, where the more general cudom of allowing rack-meat to the horfes 

 is pradb fed, the following advantages may be derived: the weekly allowance of 

 corn may be more fparing, and the rack-meat need not be wholly confined to hay, 

 but conlid partly of pea or bean-draw, at thofe times when the labour of the 

 horfes is light ; and in feed-time, or whenever the team is talked with heavy work, 

 though faintfoin, clover, &c, may be allowed them of a night, yet this need not 

 be given in fuch large proportions, which would quickly confume a large quan 

 tity, but be trufTed out in fuch proportion as may be thought expedient, obliging 

 the fervants to tend the horfes with chaff in the afternoon. Under thefe redric- 

 tions, the confumption of fodder may, perhaps, not exceed in value the Iheafcorn 

 allowed to the teams in the former management. 



A nother circumdance in favour of this practice is its leaving the ploughman at 

 leifure in the afternoon to be employed about occalional jobs, while in the contrary 

 mode the fervants have a jud excufe for refuling to help in any other work than 

 what appertains folcly to the management of their horfes. 



There is alfoa third confidcration, which may ultimately turn out ofmorecon- 

 fequence than either of the former, and that is the opportunity enjoyed by the 

 farmer who gives his horfes rack-meat, of feeing the dable-door locked up at night 

 and opened again in the morning ; which cannot be fo conveniently done where 

 the ploughman is to fit up late and to rife the next morning at three or four o clock; 

 and thus an object of the mod ferious import is left to the care of perfons who are 

 rarely deferving of any trud ; namely, the danger from fire, as well as the great 

 wade of candles. 



Some advife the keeping of team-horfes in dables, with fliort dalls for each 

 horfc, fo that he may eat his feed feparately, and be harnefled with more eafe ; the 

 partitions not being carried to the ceiling, in order to admit of a more free circu 

 lation of air ; while others contend for open flicds with racks and mangers fixed 

 below, having a pump and cidern, and a finall yard for them to go into at plea- 



