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be taken to remove the bag as soon as the horse 

 has eaten his corn, or has stopped feeding. 



The best means of giving long hay is by 

 means of hay-nets of about 3^ inches mesh, 

 made of tarred spun yarn, and capable of con- 

 taining about 12 Ibs. of hay, supposing that one 

 net has to supply two horses. With these nets 

 there will be a loss of about 25 per cent., 

 caused by hay falling out on the deck or floor 

 of the stall. The nets should be kept in good 

 repair, for if they get broken, an unusually 

 large proportion of the hay will fall out. 

 Fairly long hay is required for nets, which 

 retain short hay badly. The sergeants or 

 under-foremen should see that the correct 

 weight of hay is put into each net, and should 

 weigh the filled nets from time to time, for 

 which purpose, each sergeant or under-fore- 



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