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It is not, however, to be understood, that a preference 

 should be given to the feeding of horses with broken 

 or ground corn, instead of potatoes or carrots, which ju- 

 dicious application of these roots is now becoming very 

 general. Nothing farther by the above statement being 

 meant, than, that those who may prefer the use of grain, 

 should be made acquainted with the best and most oeco- 

 nomical manner of giving it : and in the same point of 

 view is to be regarded the following observations on 

 feeding horses and other cattle on malted corn. 



There is great reason to believe that the most judi- 

 cious method of feeding horses or cattle with corn, is 

 by giving them malted instead of raw grain. — — — 

 Malted corn tends to open the body, and cleanse the 

 intestines from all putrid saline biliary obstrutStions ; 

 which efFecls being attained, it no longer operates in tiiis 

 manner, at least in no degree inconsistent with the health 

 of the animal. To such as do not regard a small ex- 

 pence in ascertaining so valuable a fa6l, it is earnestly re- 

 commended that a comparative trial be made in feeding 

 two teams of horses with malted and unmalted grain, of 

 the same sort and quality. Three months would fully 



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