^22 LETTER VIIL 



Grafs, and with New England Oats : As for our 

 Mill Horfes^ Mules^ and AfTes, they feed ordi- 

 narily in Failures, but during Crop-time they live 

 on Sugar-Cane tops, and the fkimming of our 

 Sugar-Coppers, which laft, muft be given them 

 fparingly at firft, for fear of griping, and perhaps 

 killing them. The bottom part of the Sugar- 

 Cane top, is about the thicknefs of one's finger 

 and as it contains a good deal of the natural fweet- 

 nefs, we ufually cut it into pieces of an inch and 

 a half long, to give our Saddle Horfes ; it is won- 

 drous heartning Food, and fattens them a-pace. 

 Our Saddle Horfes are very fubjed to have Ticks 

 (like Sheep-Ticks) breed in their Ears, which if 

 not frequently pulled out, will ftrangely emaciate^ 

 or render them lean. I think it particular enough. 

 That New England has but one fort of Horfes^ 

 inz, Riding-Horfes. 



I aniy Sir, 



Tour mofi obedient Servant^ 



W"^- Smith. 



LET- 



