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been calculated from the bulk quantities used each 

 year: 



Whole Feed ( 1st Year). Chop Feed (2nd Year). 



22 Ibs. oats (whole). 18 Ibs. crushed oats. 



1 8 Ibs. hay (long) 7 Ibs. cut hay. 



10 to 12 Ib. swedes. 10 to 12 Ibs. swedes. 



Wineglassful linseed oil. Wineglassful linseed oil. 



2 Ibs. beans during heavy work. 



Oat straw, ad lib. 



The total quantities consumed in each of these 

 years, disregarding the linseed oil and roots, which 

 were the same in both cases, were as follows : 



Whole Feed. Chop Feed. 



10 horses for 40 weeks. 10 horses for 40 weeks. 



170 qrs. oats (356 Ibs. per 140 qrs. oats, at iSs. per 



qr.), at i8s. . . .153 qr ..... .126 



22 tons hay, at ^3 per ton 66 9 tons hay, at ,3 . . 27 



i ton beans, at 7, los. 7^ 



Oat straw (estimated) . 1 5 

 Power and extra labour . 5 



The cost of food, therefore, was very approximately 

 40 per year less for the chop feed, which means an 

 average saving for the year of nearly 4. per horse. 

 Mr Stirling also adds that the horses kept their con- 

 dition through the busy part of the year on the farm 

 with the chop feed, but in previous years had always 

 gone down in condition on the ration consisting of 

 " long hay and whole oats." 



(c) Mr George B. Shields, Dolphingston, near Edin- 

 burgh, considers that he saves considerably more than 

 4 per head per year through feeding the hay and 



