that the centre is not stuffed with wc^ds aud 

 inferior straw. 



Economy of Straw : 



Economy in straw is most necessary. 

 Squadron horses, as a rule, eat a large 

 amount of straw, even when it is considerably 

 soiled. An eminent army veterinary surgeon 

 has estimated that each horse eats, on an 

 average, 51bs. of straw per diem. To pre- 

 vent this, as far as possible, the clean straw, 

 which the horses eat most readily, should be 

 put well back from their heads, as far out of 

 reach as possible. 



Constant supervision is necessary to pre- 

 vent the men from removing clean straw in 

 the barrows. It will be often found ex- 

 })edient to mix the clean straw with the old, 

 somewhat damp, bedding. By doing this, 

 the air more readily penetrates the bedding 

 when out in windrows. 



Economy in the management of the bed- 

 ding will sometimes, especially in the 

 summer, enable you to leave in, say, lib. of 

 straw per horse, in lieu of which you will be 

 able to draw corn, etc. 



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