GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF HORSES 



A vena Flavescens (Golden Oat Grass). — A very fair grass 

 when mixed with other permanent ones. 



Lucerne. — The lucerne is largely used for feeding stock in 

 summer, coming into use about a couple of weeks earlier than 

 red clover. It ought tc be cut just when it is beginning to 

 bloom, being at this time at its best. Should be sown in April 

 in drills, six or seven inches apart. Once the lucerne is estab- 

 hshed it will last for a number of years. Horses are remarkably 

 fond of it, and it does very well for milk mares. It should be 

 grown on every farm, being equally useful for cattle and sheep. 



Sainfoin. — The common English perennial variety of sain- 

 foin will only give a single crop during the season. It is very 

 useful, both in its dry and green state, and horses and cattle 

 are singularly fond of it, so that it is in great demand. 



The Clovers. — Trifohum hybridum, pratense, incarnatum, 

 and arvense, i.e., alsike, red, crimson, and white clovers, are the 

 varieties mostly used. Giant clovers are much too coarse, 

 unless when given in the young state. Any of the abovenamed 

 clovers make a very valuable adjunct to hay. Clover grown 

 with nitrates is not good for horses, being hable to bring on 

 diuresis, i.e., excessive urination. 



Bran. — ^This should have a sweet smell, be in large flakes, 

 of a pale flesh tint, and make the palm of the hand floury when 

 rubbed with the bran. Can be given dry or moist. Too much 

 bran is a very bad thing for horses, predisposing them to 

 intestinal concretions. Wet bran is a laxative and very useful 

 for assisting purgative medicine. It is useless when given 

 alone, as a food. The addition of molassine meal to a bran 

 mash, is a very useful adjunct. From 2 to 4 lb. of this meal 

 may be given daily with benefit. 



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