Index. 233 



Lameness in horses, how disguised, 113. 



Large intestines, 25. 



Large number of horses, importance of a superintendent for, 61. 



Laxative, bran as a, 84, 161, 162. 



Leather soles, 211. 



valves used in ventilation, 140. 

 Legs, washing the, 147. 

 Leguminous seeds require bruising, 99, 175. 

 Lentils, 159. 



Level floors, necessity for, 199. 

 Lighting of stables, 136. 

 Linseed, 71, 163. 



or oil cake, 165. 



,, value of, for young stock, 166. 



,, oil as an improver of condition, 164. 



tea, 164. 



Locust or carob-bean, 166. 



Londonderry Collieries, system of feeding adopted at, 85. 

 Long fasts prejudicial, 23, 78. 

 Longevity promoted by good food, 40. 

 Loose boxes, 201. 



McDouGALL's disinfecting powder, 135, 161. 



Maintenance, 10. 



Maize or Indian corn, 70, 166. 



Management of horses' feet, 208. 



Mane comb, 144. 



Manger system, 55. 



Mangold wurtzel, 169. 



Manure, disposal of, 41. 



Mashes of bran, 162. 



Mastication, 15. 



Materials for stable floors, 197. 



Medicines, danger of their indiscriminate use, 206. 



Mesenteric glands, 28. 



Metamorphosis of tissue, 10, 11. 



Mismanagement, 1. 



Mixtures of corn or grain for horses, 89. 



Moisture, injurious effects of, on horses' feet, 212. 



Molar teeth or grinders, 15. 



Mortality from mismanagement, 5, 7, 13. 



,, saved by Mr. Hunting's system, 75. 



,, ,, ,, Scott's ditto, 81. 



NAILS in shoeing, 21 0. 



Nature, uses, and abuses of bran, 83, 161, 162. 



Neglect of grooming pit animals, 105. 



