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THE HORSE. 



to beans apply to peas as a horse-food Peas are, however, not 

 quite so heating, nor quite so rich, as beans, As peas are a 

 light-soil crop, they can be grown for the horses on farms and 

 holdinofs which are not suitable for the growth of beans. 



A Useful Type of Pony — Welsh Pony Mare. 



(Photo : Sport and General.) 



Barley. — Not infrequently, the barley crop grown on a 

 farm does not come up to malting requirements, but is only 

 of an inferior quality, representing what is known as " feed- 

 ing " barley. Instead of selling this at a low price, it will 

 usually be more economical to feed it at home. Barley is 



