30 The Groo7ns Gtiide 



bran should have a pleasant odour and 

 leave a mealy mark when rolled in the 

 palm of the hand. When dark coloured 

 and the flakes shrunken the bran is old, 

 and of little use unless for poultices. 



Chaff. 



For cutting into chaff equal parts of hay, 

 and oat, barley, or wheaten straw should 

 be used and cut into pieces about half an 

 inch in length, and then mixed with corn 

 in the proportion of 40 pounds of chaff to 

 20 pounds of oats or other grain. 



It is not a very good plan to use whole 

 grain with chaff because much of the 

 former may be wasted. It is advisable 

 to slightly sprinkle the chaff with water 

 each time the horses are fed. 



Hay. 



As this is one of the most important 



