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horse will consume not less than twelve pounds 

 per diem, at this rate of consumption a ton of hay- 

 will last one horse about 170 days, or, roughly 

 speaking, six months. 



Oats will average from sixty to seventy cents per 

 bushel. Taking the larger price as the one most 

 likely to be paid for a good quality of grain, we shall 

 find that with a consumption of ten pounds per diem 

 a sack of one hundred and sixty pounds will last 

 sixteen days, and as we must allow for an extra 

 feed or two and for slight w^aste, we find that a 

 fair allowance for a horse is two sacks per month. 

 Bran we will leave out of the question, as if it 

 is occasionally used the oats will be proportionately 

 saved. 



Straw will cost on an average twelve cents per 

 bundle, and two bundles a week will be required 

 to make a horse a good bed. 



We therefore find that the annual cost of food 

 and litter for one horse works out to a sum, roughly, 

 of— 



Hay, 2 tons, at S20.00 per ton, $40.00 



Oatfl, 100 bus. at 70o., 70.00 



Straw, 104 bundles, at 12c. each, .... 12.50 



$122.50 



or about §2.35 per week. 



