HUNTERS 



cake is most useful for hunters, and about half 

 a pound of it should be broken up and given 

 daily. The best cake only should be purchased, 

 and a guarantee obtained, as adulteration with 

 cheaper seeds is commonly resorted to. 



CHAFF 



That cut food is economical, few men will 

 deny ; in fact, the wastage of hay by some horses, 

 likewise by grooms, is so frequent in some 

 establishments, that one would think that it cost 

 little more than shavings. The hay-rack is 

 largely responsible for such wastage, but it 

 possesses a still greater evil, which is, that of 

 encouraging a horse to eat its bedding, and this 

 in its turn, leads to other troubles, such as colic, 

 &c., to say nothing of the annoyance it causes. 

 Upon economical grounds, cut hay, or cut hay 

 and straw combined, are recommended, and the 

 addition of this, to the cereals, is distinctly 

 advantageous. Meadow or clover hay should 

 be selected, but good oat straw makes capital 

 chaff. It is an excellent plan lightly to sprinkle 

 the chaff with water. 



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