1 68 Horses on Board Ship. 



easy to get. As these roots are apt to rot, 

 they should be put on board fresh, and in a 

 fairly dry condition. 



Horses on board Government transports 

 are sometimes provided with mangold-wurzels, 

 when carrots cannot be obtained at a suffi- 

 ciently low price. We had them on the good 

 ship Idaho, but most of them were rotten. 

 Even the sound ones were not relished by 

 the horses. They were certainly a failure in 

 this case. 



To keep up the working capabilities of 

 the horses, without unduly " heating " their 

 systems, we may give them a moderate supply 

 of bran or oats, or of both. As a bran mash 

 is regarded by many people as the sole form 

 of bran as a food for horses, I must point out 

 that the admixture of water in this case 



