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THE PRACTICAL 1JORSE KEEPER. 



Another large company employing a number of horses per- 

 forming very hard work, drawing heavily laden drags, allows 

 forage per diem as follows : Hay, 16 Ibs. ; oats, 10 Ibs. ; beans, 

 5 Ibs. ; maize, 4 Ibs. ; bran, 2 Ibs. ; total, 37 Ibs. The hay is 

 all chopped, and the grain crushed separately ; then the whole 

 mixed together. Every Saturday night each horse is given a 

 mash of linseed, mixed with a small proportion of bran, boiled 

 altogether and given warm. When the work is less, less grain 

 is given. 



For smaller horses undergoing regular, but hard, work 

 within a brief space such as omnibus or tramcar horses a 

 less allowance of food is of course given. The following is the 

 diet allowance per day of the principal Tramway Companies in 

 the United Kingdom. It may be observed, however, that this 

 allowance varies according to the price of forage in the market, 

 and also sometimes according to the season. 



SCALE OF FEEDING OF VARIOUS TRAMWAY COMPANIES' HORSES 

 IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. 



