88 ON THE CECONOMY OF THE STABLE. 



flowed in cafks, or other clofe ftowage. He 

 gives a detailed account of all the inftruments 

 neceflary in the procefs, the moft commodious 

 methods according to his own pra61ice, and 

 various tables of expence and quantities. 



His dietetic additions are, pea, bean, and 

 potatoe haulm, the tops of carrots, and the 

 young branches of fir-trees, dried in the fun, 

 or upon a kiln. With refpeft to dried bean- 

 flalks, and potatoe haulm, and indeed fuch 

 rubbifh in general, as it is fufficiently obvious 

 they can contain no nutriment, I muft adher-e 

 to my former opinion, that they are of much 

 greater ufe under the feet, than in the bellies 

 of cattle. The mifchiefs that farm-horfes are 

 conftantly receiving from grofs, tough, and 

 foul fodder, are notorious, the benefit (even 

 while themfelves can pick the befl of it) with- 

 0(it proof; at any rate, an expenfive apparatus 

 for fuch purpofes, could not poffibly anfwer 

 upon a farm. 



Againft the idea of comprefling fodder for 

 certain purpofes, I have not the fhadow of an 

 obje6lion to make, nor any thing but approba- 

 tion to beftow upon Mr. Lawfon's judicious 

 method of conducing the procefs — I only 

 wifh to fuggeft the propriety of excluding all 

 but nutritious ingredients. He can fcarcely ex- 

 port his compreflTed fodder to any country 

 which has not rubbifli enough of its own 



growth. 



