Foods and Feeding 3 \ 



articles of forage, it follows that the horse- 

 keeper should have a knowledge of what 

 constitutes good, bad or indifferent hay, 

 and thus be able to pick out some of the 

 best feeding grasses from any sample placed 

 before him. F'or this purpose the reader 

 cannot do better than consult ' Elements 

 of Agriculture ' by Dr. Fream. Much of 

 the hay grown is distincdy inferior, so far 

 as real feeding value is concerned to 

 the best straw. The soil upon which 

 the grain has been grown has an import- 

 ant influence over its value. Before 

 using hay it should be one year old, 

 being considered as new up to the end of 

 September. 



Well saved hay should be of a pale- 

 green colour, have a fresh, sweet aro- 

 matic odour — absolutely free from dust, 

 blackness, and mildew, and when iudoino- 

 it, samples should be taken from different 



