THE HUNTER'S FORAGE 



the purpose of properly balancing the forage. 

 Gram is principally employed for feeding horses 

 in Northern India, being similar to that of the 

 pea. It is given crushed, and sometimes soaked. 



LINSEED 



Linseed is a good deal used for all kinds of 

 horses, more especially for sick animals, and no 

 hunting establishment should be without a small 

 quantity of this useful adjunct. It is sold as 

 linseed; crushed linseed; linseed meal; and in 

 the form of linseed cake. It is derived from the 

 flax plant; it is highly nitrogenous; very rich 

 in fat; having 37.0 of the last named, and about 

 20 per cent, of proteids. When linseed is given 

 to hunters the best plan is to pour boiling water 

 over the quantity required, and allow it some 

 hours to swell the seeds. For hunters in poor 

 condition, or for those which are sick, half a 

 pound of linseed may be allowed night and 

 morning, after being treated in the manner 

 already described. When given without such 

 treatment, it is said to pass through the 

 alimentary canal entirely unchanged. Linseed 



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