ON THE (ECONOMY OF THE STABLE. 89 



growth, and it will be doubtlefs much for the 

 honour of his Britifli merchandize, to be of 

 genuine falubrity. The article furely promifes 

 much convenience to the military or fea fer- 

 vice, and may probably become an objeft of 

 foreign trade. To kiln-dry carrots at home, 

 could only be defirable or advantageous under 

 the circumftance of their being in danger from 

 wet, fmce in their new ftate, they have no- 

 thing noxious or furfeiting, like potatoes or 

 beans. 



In order to rear valuable flock, either for 

 ufe or fale, it is neceffary to give the colts 

 corn immediately from weaning, and during 

 every winter. It is alfo of the utmoft confe- 

 quence that they have good (helter from cold, 

 wet, and dorms, in hovels or out-houfes, mode- 

 rately littered dovvm. Low keep and damp 

 lying, produce a poor and watery blood, and 

 are by no means favourable to the growth of 

 that plumpnefs of the mufcles, which fo mate- 

 rially conduces to fublfance, ftrength, andfym- 

 metry. A quarter peck of ground oats per 

 day, w^ith good hay, or even plenty of good 

 oat-ftraw, is excellent keep the firfi: winter for 

 a foal. The only fubftitute for corn is fine 

 pollard or carrots ; of the latter, a yearling 

 will eat a peck per day, diced thin. Foals 

 fhould be weaned by the beginning of No- 

 vember, 



