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gorging and bolting of the food too quickly eaten. Induce 

 horses to eat slowly for best returns from food, f^or a good 

 grain-chute see the chapter on P^eeding and Watering. 



It is a poor plan to have the rack for hay up over the 

 feeding manger as shown 

 in the accompanying illus- 

 tration. In this way the 

 dust and dirt in the hay 



or fodder falls through the 

 slats down into the feed- 

 ing-trough. Then too the 

 horse has to reach up, as if 

 he were a giraffe — an entirely unnatural position for him. 

 When feeding naturally he has his head to the ground. 



If the manger is divided into two parts, one for the grain 

 and another for the hay, have the latter extend to within a 

 foot of the ground and the bottom closed by slats six inches 

 apart. The dust and dirt will fall through and can be 

 cleaned away, with the bedding, without trouble. 



If the hay is thrown down a chute into the entry, and then 

 forked into the manger, never use any- 

 thing but a fork with wooden prongs like 

 that shown in the illustration. 



The illustration represents a sensible 

 arrangement in the stall for feeding hay. It is thrown into 

 the chute from the mow above, and the horse 

 pulls it out at the bottom where there are iron 

 bars. He will usually pull out only what 

 he eats. Make the chute gradually larger 

 at the bottom than at the top, so that the 

 hay will not lodge in it. 



Given a good building, it must be so ven- 

 tilated that while fresh air is kept abundant no drafts are 



