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Cooked Foods : 



Oats are sometimes cooked by being 

 steamed in the same way as a bran mash, but 

 it is very questionable if there is any advan- 

 tage in thus treating them. Cooked barley, 

 on the other hand (a portion of 31bs. per diem 

 being given to each horse) has a very excellent 

 effect, and can be strongly recommended for 

 thin horses, especially during winter. Barley 

 is not wholesome uiilc^ss (looked. 



Peas : 



A handful of good white peas with each 

 feed is useful for conditioning a horse and 

 increasing his staying powers. 



Beans : 



Beans have much the same effect, but are 

 more heating. They are more adapted for 

 feeding aged horses than young horses which 

 are not doing hard work. 



Maize : 



For nearly nine years T saw horses regularly 

 fed on maize or mealies, as it is called in 



