CHAPTER II. 

 FOODS AND FEEDING. 



In order to feed a horse properly it is ad- 

 vantageous to have an elementary know- 

 ledge, at least, of the nature and feeding 

 value of certain vegetable food stuffs, 

 therefore we shall now mention some of 

 the more important facts in connection 

 therewith. 



Nitrogenous foods, as the name implies, 

 are substances containino- nitrooen in 

 addition to carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, 

 rhe juices of many plants are of this 

 nature. (Vegetable albumen.) This class 

 of food stuffs help to repair body-waste» 

 form fat, and create energy. 



