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juices. Consequently, bruising improves the 

 digestibility of oats. 



The chief points about grass hay are : that 

 it should be free from any musty smell ; that 

 it should be green in colour ; and that it 

 should contain very few weeds, no dust, and 

 no seeds. Mustiness is shown not only by 

 the smell, but also by more or less large 

 patches of mould distributed throughout the 

 fodder. When hay has been quickly cured 

 by a liberal supply of bright sunshine and 

 sufficiently frequent turning over, it retains its 

 colour to a great extent and the most of its 

 nutritive properties. When cut grass is 

 exposed to the action of the weather and 

 especially to rain, its colour and much of its 

 nutritive material becomes dissolved out. If 

 an undue amount of fermentation is set up, 



