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North, and the men have their lunch while the horses 

 feed at the same time. This is how it should be. 

 I give this last page on the feeding of farmers' 

 horses, hoping that those who have not used the nose 

 bag may take the hint. Farmers should always take 

 care and have a few old split beans or peas by them 

 when their horses are working very hard. There is 

 more nutriment in beans, peas, and tares, than any 

 other corn, and as the farmers are able to grow all these 

 they can afford to use them for their cattle. When 

 horses are well fed by a farmer his money is not 

 spent badly, as they last longer, and do the work 

 easier, not only so, but if he wants to sell the horses 

 they will make a far longer price ; so it is better all round. 



Many farmers when they begin to give their horses 

 green stuff knock off the corn. Now this is wrong. 

 When horses are put on green stuff, and have been 

 accustomed to have corn, if the latter is taken off 

 all at once the bowels become very much relaxed, and 

 in cases where the horses are worked hard they often 

 have the gripes. A horse which is worked hard, even 

 if he does have green stuff, should always have a little 

 corn. This will keep them in splendid condition. It 

 is penny wise and pound foolish, when the corn is taken 

 off altogether, as by doing this the farmer is often 

 money out of pocket. W^hat I mean by that is, the 

 horse will often be laid up, and that is loss of time 

 with their work, which is very important during the 

 summer months when farmers are busy. If farmers 



