WATER CONSUMED BY HORSES 



49 



WATER AND WORK 



The following: table shows the total number of hours' work 

 done by each horse during the whole of the two periods, and 

 the total water consumed for the same time : 



TABLE XVII 



SHOWING WATER DRANK AND WORK DONE 



Hours' Work Done. 



Period. 



Rob. Nell, i Mag. ^ Bess. MauD. 



Maj- 1 to June 1 



June 1 to July 2 



July 2 to Aug. 2 



Aug. 3 to Sept, 3... . 



Sept. 3 to Oct. 3 



Oct. 3 to Oct. 10 



Oct. 10 to Nov. 24.... 



Oct. 10 to Dec 9 



Nov. 24 to Dec. 9 



Nov. 24 to Jan. 26.... 



Dec. 9 to Jan. 26 



Jan. 26 to April 9 



April 9 to Oct. 9 



Oct. 9 to May 1, 1901 



Total, May 1, 1899 to May 1, 1901. 



213 

 229 

 176 

 127 

 175 

 57 

 209 



302 



306 



1148 



805 



238 

 200 

 208 

 229 

 222 

 66 

 314 



439 



360 

 1417 

 1257 



3747 



4950 



240 

 198 

 224 

 224 

 222 

 63 

 314 



439 



364 

 1391 

 1259 



4938 



169 

 153 

 178 

 218 

 187 

 62 



393 



302 



129 



1252 



954 



3997 



158 

 103 

 147 

 193 

 157 

 62 

 291 



101 



302 



121 



1279 



914 



3828 



Water consumed during the two years. 



.51,515 !50,570 64,455 53,922 



59,456 



From this table we see that the horse having done the 

 greatest amount of work drank the smallest quantity of water, 

 while the horse doing the least work during the two years 

 drank next to the largest quantity of water. 



It is reasonable to conclude, however, that work does to a 

 certain extent influence the water consumption ; and it is 

 equally true that diflerent food rations likewise affect the 

 water consumption. The ruling factor, nevertheless, is the 

 individuality of the animal. 



