CHAPTER VIII 



THE HUNTER'S FORAGE 



Preliminary Remarks, It seems almost super- 

 fluous to remark that the successful management 

 of a hunter or a stud of hunters is, to a very 

 large extent, dependent upon the quality, along 

 with the quantity of the forage supplied. The 

 spurious economist is the man who purchases in- 

 ferior fodder, and his stud of hunters is certainly 

 not one comparable with that of the hunting 

 man who buys the best that money can buy, 

 who supplies his horses liberally, when liberal 

 feeding is required. The incongruity of the 

 term spurious economist is obvious, even on 

 the slightest reflection, it being impossible for 

 economy to exist in two forms — true and false. 

 To feed any kind of horses upon inferior forage 

 is almost as bad as purchasing damaged fodder, 

 the evil results of feeding upon which are well 



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