that Government contracts are so drawn up, 

 that he has full power to cast anything that 

 falls below the contract standard. He 

 should inspect the forage regularly, and take 

 care that bad stuff is not supplied. 



It is to the interest of the contractor to 

 suj^ply the cheapest stuff in the market, and 

 he will use any means he thinks right to do 

 so. It is your interest to get the best you 

 can, and you will find that you are duly pro- 

 tected by the contract. 



Having assured oneself that the forage is 

 up to the contract standard, one should next 

 see that one gets full weight. Occasionally 

 weigh the whole of the forage drawn, and 

 comj)are the result with the amount shown 

 as drawn in the squadron quartermaster- 

 sergeant's book. 



OATS. 



Testing, Choosing and Weighing Oats : 



The oats from first to last require very 

 careful supervision. It is necessary to pre- 

 vent unsuitable oats being delivered, and still 

 more to prevent their being surreptitiously 



