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grown in those parts does not appear to be as good 

 as that produced in Madras. 



Urud. This variety of dal is a food common among 

 natives in Eastern Bengal, and, more or less so, in 

 other parts of India. It is extremely like Jctilthee 

 in composition and qualities, and is prepared in a 

 similar manner. 



Both Jculthee and tirud are valuable when a change 

 of food is necessary, especially when the animal is in 

 poor condition, and his skin out of order. 



Moong, boiled, and given like kulthee, may be used 

 with advantage when a change of food is required. 

 Three or four pounds of it may be mixed with the 

 horse's other grain. 



Mote (Phaseolus aconitifolius). A friend of mine, 

 who has had a long experience among horses in India, 

 tells me that equal quantities of mote and gram, bruised 

 and given raw, forms an excellent food for horses. 

 I would, with confidence, suggest the daily addition 

 of from 2 to 4 Ibs. of bran to this mixture. I have no 

 personal acquaintance with the value of mote as an 

 article of forage 



Barley. Next to oats, this grain is, in my opinion, 

 the most suitable one for horses, which should be 

 gradually accustomed to its use ; for it is apt to 

 disagree with them at first. It may be given raw 

 and in a bruised state, or parched, which is probably 

 the better plan ; as the husk seems to possess an 

 acrid principle, the effects of which appear to be 

 obviated by the process of parching. A native parcher 

 (bhurbhunja) will charge two or threo annas a maund 

 (82 Ibs.) for parching. Boiled barley may also be 



