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CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTORo 



owner, as well as to the stomach of the Lorse, to grind all gram and cut 

 the hay ; and it is an unquestionable advantage to the animal to have the 

 grain partly cooked, by steaming. This can be effected, without much 

 trouble, by pouring hot water on it, covering, and then letting it steam and 

 swell. This will render the grain more digestible, and less liable to fer- 

 ment and cause flatulent colic ; more of it will be digested, also, because 

 the «JGoking will make digestible a considerable proportion of the food 



THE OLD WAY OP GIVTN(? A BALL. 



In which the operator is liable to get hi» hand scratched or bitten, and the horse's tongue may be torn. 



that in its natural state is not so ; hence the economy. Stock of all kinds 

 should be fed three times a day — less at a time if necessary, but never 

 at greater intervals. 



The quantity of food must always be gauged by the size of the animal 

 and amount of work exacted. Work horses accustomed to large feeds 

 of strong grain should have it reduced when idle, even for the short 

 time extending over Sunday. They should get simply a bran mash or 

 a mess of carrots on Saturday night, and the other feeds should be 

 reduced nearly one half on Sunday ; then they will come out in fine 

 condition on Monday morning. But if the usual quantity of strong, 

 heating grain is allowed, the horse is very apt to come out Monday morn- 

 ing with a big elephant leg — lymphangitis, or else, though going out 

 apparently all right, is soon attacked with congestion of the kidneys or 

 oth3r internal organs. 



