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the mofl: able and experienced farmers to continue both prac- 

 tices, and to juftify their general recommendation of them 

 throughout the kingdom. 



The allowance of oats during the winter feafon, and 

 whilft the horfes are fed upon what is called dry meat, is 

 two bufhels a horfe per week. In the fummer, and when 

 foiled upon green food, about half that quantity. The road 

 teams are necefiarily fed at a greater expence than the plough 

 horfes, as well in the article of hay, as in that of corn ; 

 the allowance of the latter, to both increafmg, as the 

 work prefiTes, or in proportion as their exertions may re- 

 quire. 



In this view, the expence of feeding the farm horfes 

 through this county, is really enormous, and can only be 

 lelTened by the introduction of fome equally nourilhing 

 fubflitute, lying equally within the farmer's reach, to be pro- 

 cured as readily, and at a lefs expence. The journal mod 

 clearly difplays that fubftitute in potatoes, and to Mr. 

 Tabraham, of Avely, upon that fubjedl are the public much 

 indebted, for his very important and candid communication. 



To reduce the confumption of the prefent coftly horfe 

 food, by the general adoption of Mr. Tabraham's pradlice, 

 •where under a fimilarity of circumftances, the foil would 

 equally well allow of the culture of potatoes, mufi: prove 

 of the higheft public, as well as private importance, as 

 thereby a ftill more valuable appropriation would be glvcti 

 to a large proportion of the furface territory of the kingdom, 

 now employed in the culture of horfe food : thus contri- 

 buting in a very great degree to the augmentation of our 

 internal refources, and thereby fuperceding the necelTity of 



importing 



