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soon as the generality of horses have eaten 

 their corn, they will try to detach the feeding 

 trough from the breast-board, probably as a 

 signal that they want some hay. If the hay is 

 given in nets, the prompt removal of each 

 trough as soon as its respective horse has eaten 

 his corn, will naturally entail a good deal of 

 trouble on the attendants, who also will have 

 extra work to do in replacing the troughs 

 which are thrown down from time to time, in 

 the case of the hay being given in them. I 

 need hardly say that the troughs are liable to 

 get injured by falling on the deck. If the 

 horses are fed with hay as well as with corn 

 out of the troughs, it would be advisable to 

 make these mangers permanent fixtures, or at 

 least, have them attached in such a manner 

 that the animals could not knock them off the 



