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able, and the plant, as a rule, grows well in India, 

 provided it gets a sufficiency of water. When out of 

 work, 8 or 91bs. of it will be a good allowance for each 

 horse, half to be given after the morning feed, the 

 rest during the afternoon. It is advisable to dry it, 

 for half an hour or so in the sun, before the horse 

 eats it. 



Milk. For sick or delicate horses, milk is often 

 most valuable, and they will seldom refuse it. Sweet 

 skim-milk is preferable to new milk, which, from being 

 too rich, is very apt to purge the horse. A couple 

 of gallons may be given daily. To correct any ten- 

 dency it might have to produce diarrhoen, the milk 

 might be brought to the boil in a clean vessel, care 

 being taken that it be not smoked during the pro- 

 cess. Sugar or salt may be added. 



Stowage of Grain. Grain may be kept sweet, and 

 free from the attacks of rats and mice in large earthen 

 iars (Hind, mutka). They will hold 7 or 8 maunds, 

 are very cheap, and can be readily procured. 



Bags, capable of holding 25 to 30 maunds, may be 

 employed. Each bag will cost about 7 or 8 rupees, 

 and should be placed on a wooden stand. There is 

 generally some difficulty about protecting them from 

 the attacks of vermin. 



Native grain-sellers generally use receptacles (Hind. 

 kothee) made of thin bamboo wicker-work plastered 

 over with clay, or with clay and cowdung. 



If a large quantity of grain has to be stowed away, 

 a granary may be constructed as follows : Trace on 

 the ground a circle of about 16 feet in diameter, and 



