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mum by chopping the hay, and by giving 

 it in troughs provided with a cross bar near 

 each end. 



With respect to the principles of feeding, 

 I need say nothing further than that, as we 

 all know, horses should be fed frequently, 

 and that they should not be given hay for at 

 least an hour and a half after their corn. 

 In order to maintain the sound principle of 

 frequency of feeding, the first feed should be 

 given as early in the morning, and the 

 last feed as late in the evening, as is com- 

 patible with due regard to the convenience 

 of the attendants. The arrangement laid 

 down on pages 182 and 188 will, I think, meet 

 these requirements. The advisability of re- 

 fraining from giving hay soon after corn, is 

 that the latter, for purposes of digestion, re- 



