HUNTERS 



BEANS AND PEAS 



The value of old beans for hunters is uni- 

 versally known, and every stud groom that 

 wishes to put his hunters into good hard con- 

 dition, knows that he must have a daily allowance 

 of this forage. The amount of proteid material 

 in beans reaches 25 per cent., whilst that of 

 carbo-hydrates is about 55 per cent. In 

 Southern India, there is a corresponding form 

 of bean, known as Cooltee. The horse bean 

 should be one year old before being used, and 

 ought to be bruised, as whole beans, like whole 

 maize, require too much grinding, and are apt 

 to swell too much in the stomach. The average 

 amount of beans for each hunter per diem 

 mixed with the other forage, may be set down 

 at 2 lb. Precisely the same remarks apply 

 to peas, the one used for horses being the 

 grey pea. Like beans, they should weigh about 

 64 lb. to the bushel, and be free from a very 

 common trouble known as weevil. As both 

 beans and peas are very rich in nitrogenous 

 constituents, it necessarily follows that other 

 foods, deficient in this respect, must be added for 



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