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Weight Price Actual 



Grain. per bush, per qr. weight. CV>st. 



Ibs. *. Ibs. 8. 



Barley, 4 bushels . . 56 30 224 15 



Oats, 4 . . 42 26 168 13 



Peas, 2 . . 66 40 132 10 



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In order to arrive at an average number of 

 animals to be fed, the ponies and horses in the pits 

 are classed as follows : 



All above 15 hands are called horses. 



Three above 13 hands, and under 15 hands, 

 equal to two horses. 



Two above 11 hands, and under 13 hands, 

 equal to one horse. 



Under this arrangement the whole were re- 

 duced to an average of 130 horses. 



The superiority of the system is at once ap- 

 parent by a reference to the subjoined analysis, 

 in which the two plans are contrasted. 



Old System, for One Pit Horse. 



6 bushels of oats per pay, at 3s. 3d. . 19s. 6d. 

 24 stones of hay, at Qd. 12s. Od. 



Or for 26 pays (one year) , 

 Nutritious matter contained 



