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may be made from a pound of meal, which should be 

 thrown into cold water, set on the fire and stirred till 

 boiling, and afterward permitted to simmer over a 

 gentle lire till the water is quite .thick. It is not 

 gruel at all if tlie meal subside and leave the water 

 transparent. 



WHEAT. 



There is a general prejudice against wheat as 

 horse-grain, especially in its raw state. It is sup- 

 posed to be poisonous ; and without doubt many 

 horses have been destroyed by it. Horses eat it very 

 greedily, and are almost sure to eat too much, when 

 permitted. Fermentation, colic and death, are the 

 consequences ; but these are easily avoided. The 

 grain seems difficult to masticate and also difficult to 

 digest, and colic may be produced more readily by 

 one measure of wheat than by two of oats. 



Wheaten Bread, either brown or white, is much 

 -elished by nearly all horses. Occasionally it may 

 DO given to a horse that has been tired off his appetite, 

 or to an invalid. It should never be less than twen- 

 ty-four hours' old, and it should be given only in 

 small quantity. Bakers sometimes give their horses 

 a good deal of it ; but it ought to be mixed with 

 chaff. Some will not eat it till it is mashed by pour- 

 ing boiling water over it. 



BUCKWHEAT 



Is used on the Continent, and the Horses are said 

 to thrive on it. Young says that a bushel goes far- 

 ther than two of oats, and that, mixed with at least 

 four times as much bran, one bushel will be full feed 

 for any horse for a week. The author of the Farm- 

 er's Calendar thinks he has seen it produce a stupi- 

 fying effect; and Bracy Clarke says it appeared to 



