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chopped up fine ; others won't eat their corn well 

 unless a few beans are added. Sugar will tempt 

 some, and I once had a horse, a bad doer, which my 

 soldier groom kept in good condition by mixing 

 flour with his corn. 



Care must be taken by the stud groom in issuing 



the hay ; great waste is often caused in this by 



careless stablemen. More is shoved into 



Hay 



the racks than the animal can possibly 

 get through ; he pulls it down, tramples on it, and 

 a great deal of good hay goes out with the litter. 

 In a large stable this makes a very considerable 

 difference. I remember once my stud groom going 

 suddenly ill and continuing so for some months. 

 I put another man temporarily in his place, and, 

 as he was ' no scholar,' did not insist on his 

 rendering any account of forage expended. The 

 result was that, in about three months, more than 

 three tons of hay over and above the proper amount 

 disappeared, which I found out later, on making 

 inquiries, was due to careless feeding. I may 

 mention that there were twenty-four animals in the 

 stable at the time, belonging to myself and a 

 friend. 



Eock salt should always be in the horse's 

 manger, and common table salt should 



Siilt . 



be mixed with all mashes and cooked 

 food. 



