164 Horses on Board Ship. 



man should have a spring balance, capable 

 of weighing at least 15 Ibs. 



There is an empty hay-net between two 

 of the horses in Fig. i (p. 19). 



Colonel Nunn tells me that mules are par- 

 ticularly fond of eating hay-nets and ropes. 



One or more oat-bruising machines with 

 smooth rollers should be provided in proportion 

 to the number of horses. The crushing should 

 be done daily, because bruised oats soon 

 become musty. 



If hay-nets are not supplied, one or more 

 chaff-cutting machines should be provided ; 

 because there is great waste and trouble in 

 feeding horses with long hay out of feeding 

 troughs, especially if these mangers are not 

 furnished with cross bars, to more or less 

 successfully prevent the horses throwing out 



