COST OF FOOD FOR HORSES 143 



to add beans for hard work, hence the following rations 

 are taken : 



Summer Ration ist June to 3ist August (thirteen 

 weeks) i bus. oats per week, grazing on pasture, and 

 cut green food in stable. 



Winter Ration ist September to 3ist May (thirty- 

 nine weeks) 2 bus. oats, \ bus. beans, I cwt. hay in 

 addition to roots, per week. 



Summer Cost for Thirteen Weeks 



13 bus. oats, at 2s. 6d. . . i 12 6 



13 weeks' grazing, at 2s. . . .160 



13 cut fodder, at 35. . . I 19 o 



- 4 i? 6 

 Winter Cost for Thirty-nine Weeks 



78 bus. oats, at 2s. 6d. . . . ^9 15 o 



9| beans, at 45. . . .1190 



39 cwt. hay, at 33. . .5170 



Roots and condiments '. . .0100 



18 i o 



TOTAL COST OF FOOD PER YEAR . . ^22 18 6 



Blacksmith, say 303. per year . . . i 10 o 



Repairs to gears (saddler), say 2os. . . i o o 



Depreciation (very variable), say 505. . . 2 10 o 



Veterinary surgeon and risk, say 205. . . i o o 



Interest, 5 per cent, on 40 capital . . 200 



COST OF KEEPING HORSE PER YEAR . ^30 18 6 



It may be taken that the cost of keeping a pair 

 of farm-work horses for a year is from .50 to 60. 

 The farmer may put down 100 as being very approxi- 

 mately the cost of keeping a good waggoner or hind, 

 and a pair of horses. 



Score Card for Shire or Draught Horses. 



The following "student's" score card was specially 

 drawn up by the writer for use in the winter 



