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4 The Gj^ooms Guide 



Oat is preferable to barley and wheat 

 straw, being less bulky, consequently 

 digestive disturbances are not so liable to 

 result from its use. 



It can be oiven either whole, or 

 chopped. 



Good oat straw should ' be fine in the 

 straw,' and unbroken. Mouldy, and 

 'washed' straw is useless for feeding pur- 

 poses. When removing straw from the 

 ' rick ' a dry day should be selected, so as to 

 o-et it under cover without sfettino it wetted. 

 Pea and bean straw, though not very rich 

 in nitrogenous substances, are not in 

 general use as fodder for horses. 



Furze (Gorse). 



Horses are, as a rule, very fond of this, 

 and were it not so much trouble to pre- 

 pare, it might come into more general 



