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of peas might be allowed ; for they contain more starch and 

 less nitrogen than beans. 



In this country, beans should not be used before they are a 

 year old, so that they may be thoroughly dry, in order to allow 

 the digestive juices to soak into them. To facilitate this object, 

 these grains should be given in a crushed state and mixed with 

 a suitable vehicle, such as bran or chop. White peas are 

 generally supposed to be superior to beans as a food for 

 horses. 



See Mr. E. D. Miller's remarks on beans, page 389. 



MILLET. 



These seeds are largely grown in India, South Africa, 

 Northern Africa, and America. In Bengal, great millet or 

 guinea corn (Sorghum milgare) is known as juwar ; in 

 Madras, as cholum ; and in South Africa and America, as 

 " Kaffir corn." Bulrush, or spiked, millet (Pennisetum typoi- 

 deum, Rich.) is largely grown in India, where it is called 

 bajra. Although I have seen sorghum seed used as food for 

 horses with fair results in South Africa and India, I have had 

 but little experience of it, and can only say that, like maize 

 and barley, it is best given dry, broken, and mixed with bran 

 or chop. " The seed of Kaffir corn weighs from fifty-six to 

 sixty pounds to the bushel. Since this grain is used by 

 millions of human beings for food, we can readily believe it 

 valuable for feeding farm stock. Enthusiasts declare it fully 

 equal to Indian corn for stock feeding, but this statement 

 seems overdrawn. Probably Kaffir corn ranks a little below 

 barley in feeding value " (Henry}. 



Stewart (Feeding Animals) states that millet "is found, 

 when well ground (and it cannot properly be fed without 

 grinding), to be one of the best rations for horses, being 

 particularly adapted to the development of muscular strength." 

 The stalks of both great millet and bulrush millet are a fair 



