72 Economy of Food. 



perience among horses for valuable information 

 in the feeding of his animals. 



They are employed in the town of Sheffield, 

 which is not unlike Glasgow for its hills. 



The work is severe, and consists in removing 

 the heavy manufactures of steel, stoves, hard- 

 ware, &c., to and from the railway station. 

 Drays or lorries are generally used, and three 

 tons is a common load. 



In a letter to me dated April 4th, 1864, he 

 says : 



" Our horses' diet is as follows : 



Hay .... 16 pounds per day, 8 stones per week. 



Oats .... 10 5 



Beans . . . 5 2J 



Maize . . . 4 2 



Bran .... 2 1 



Total . 37 18J 



No loose hay, all is chopped ; oats, beans, Indian 

 corn all crushed separately, then the whole is 

 mixed with the chop. The hay costs 4s. per cwt., 

 oats, Is. per stone,* maize, lie?., beans, Is. 2d., 

 and bran l\d. per stone. 



" I always buy of the best quality without 

 regard to price, as I find that the cheapest, all 

 points considered. As a rule, I greatly prefer 

 English oats.f The harvest of 1862 was an 



* The hundredweight is 112 Ibs., the stone 14 Ibs. 



t I think the term English is here applied without prejudice 



