SO Cut Food in Promoting Insalivation. 



New System, for One Pit Horse. 



176 Ibs. of the mixture 14s. 4eZ. 



IS stones of hay, at 6 d 9s. Qd. 



? 1 pounds of bran lid. 



Total per pay ... 1 4s. 3d. 



Or for 26 pays (one year) . . . 31 10s. Qd. 

 Saving effected for one horse for 



one year 9 85. Qd. 



Cost per horse under old plan . . 40 19s. Od. 

 Saving in 130 horses for one year 1225 5s. Od. 

 Nutritious matter contained . . . 48*18 Ibs. 



In the old system it will be observed that 

 52-08 Ibs. of N.M. (nutritious matter) are contained 

 in the food supplied, against 48' 18 Ibs. in the new. 

 The greater part, however, was not obtained by the 

 animals on account of the excessive waste already 

 mentioned in the hay, and from the greedy man- 

 ner in which the corn was devoured. 



The additional 4 Ibs. of N.M. supplied also 

 proved expensive, besides useless, as it was un- 

 available. For it the sum of 7s. 3d. per pay 

 was being paid, as forming part of a system which 

 engendered disease, and gave the animals even 

 less support, although professedly, a mode which 

 furnished a large amount. 



It is now a custom to allow the pit animals 

 a portion of the hay and corn during the day, 



