Sea transport 

 The average daily rations are :^ 



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The full quantities of daily rations should not be issued unless they 

 are actually required. 



If exercise is not possible the amount should in no case be more than 

 the average at any time Oats should be crushed if possible. Feeds 

 should be damped, and whenever chaff is procurable it should be mixed 

 Avith them in liberal quantities. If oat hay is obtainable this in itself 

 constitutes a sufficient ration for remount horses. For the mixing of feeds 

 a 30-gallon tub is provided on each deck. 



In addition to the foregoing, | lb. carrots, or other roots, daily, are 

 shipped when procurable, and 6 lbs. of rock salt per 100 animals ; these 

 articles may be added to the daily ration at discretion. 



To provide against cases of delay and breakdown 25 per cent, spare 

 forage is carried, but is not to be issued except under the special circum- 

 stances for which it is provided. 



Hay 7iets should be constantly attended to, and all hay fed from them. Hay nets. 

 The hay net is usually suspended by a single rope at one side of the stall 

 and swings to and fro every time the horse attempts to get a mouthful. 

 It is better to sling it across the front of the stall with a rope to either 

 stanchion so that it is in front of the animal and does not evade his efforts 

 to secure the contents ; feeding hay except from the net is very waste- 

 ful, unless horses are standing under hatchways during fine weather, when 

 ihey may have it on the deck in front of them. 



