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was not understood, put her nose into the 

 oats and deliberately began to push them out 

 of the feed box. I looked to see if anything 

 was wrong, saw nothing, and put in some 

 more oats, for her only to repeat the panto- 

 mime. Being stupidly dense, I came to the 

 conclusion that she was not hungry and 

 ceased to bother, commencing to measure out 

 the cow's feed which was kept in the barn. 

 Instantly Dolly whinnied and stretched out her 

 head. At last I comprehended. She wanted 

 mash, not oats. It was mixed and given to 

 her, and eaten greedily. During the next 

 week I hunted up the man who had worked 

 for Dolly's old master and cross-examined 

 him about all such details, to find that she 

 had been accustomed to mash on Saturday 

 evening, and several other small oddities of 

 diet, as a pet, had been allowed her. 



A medium-sized and not too lightly built 

 horse should be chosen for general purposes 

 on a small farm, so that potatoes, corn, and 

 such crops can be cultivated next summer 



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