Mismanagement. 



are fed with extravagance, and at another a 

 nutritious meal is denied them. 



Unwarranted officiousness also too frequently 

 provides a novel system, and wonders are speedily 

 developed in adverse of a desirable state, while 

 indisputable obstinacy and prejudice prevent the 

 recognition of cause and effect. 



In ignorance of the nature of food, principles 

 of feeding and management, the annual losses 

 from indigestion and its consequences among 

 horses and cattle are somewhat startling, and 

 unfortunately too common throughout Great 

 Britain. Even in places where we have a right to 

 expect practical information on the laws of health 

 and the animal economy, confusion only remains. 

 This is particularly the case upon some of the large 

 colliery establishments in the north of England. 



Immense numbers of horses and ponies are 

 here fed in accordance with principles laid down 

 by a " land agent," upon corn usually purchased 

 by himself. These principles are generally 

 original, and resemble the laws of the "Medes 

 and Persians " in being unalterable. 



During one part of the year, corn with an 

 excess of green food is supplied ; at another, the 

 grain is spoiled by steaming ; each period being 

 regulated in total ignorance and disregard of 

 existing conditions, without instituting the least 

 inquiry in most cases, and never making a descent 

 of the mines to examine the animals which come 

 in for a share of such magnanimous solicitude. 



