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grooms on the Madras side, that the idea of the absolute 

 necessity of boiling kulthee in order to render it fit for 

 horses to eat, is greatly strengthened in the minds of these 

 men, by the fact that the water left after boiling this grain 

 forms excellent " stock " for their own " pepper water " 

 (mulligatawny). The experiment of feeding horses with 

 broken, dry kulthee mixed with bran or chop is worthy of 

 trial. If it be desired to boil kulthee, only enough water to 

 cook it should be used, so that, when it is fully done, the 

 fluid which remains over in the pot may be absorbed on 

 cooling. The steam should be allowed to escape, so that 

 the boiled kulthee may be as dry as possible. When 

 properly boiled, the interior of the grains will be dry and 

 floury, like that of good and well-cooked potatoes. Kul- 

 thee is nearly similar in composition to peas, and conse- 

 quently it is of a too highly nitrogenous nature to allow of 

 its being given to horses in large quantities. The daily 

 maximum of kulthee might be put down at 10 lb., which 

 is a quantity that would contain far too little starch for 

 a hard-working animal. Consequently, maize or rice (paddy) 

 would form a valuable addition to it. Boiled kulthee, used in 

 small quantities, has often an excellent effect on the general 

 condition and coat. 



Urud ( Phaseolus mungo var. radiatus) and moong (Pha- 

 seolus mungo) are both very like kulthee in composition and 

 qualities, and can be prepared in the same manner. 



Mote (Pkaseolus aconitifoliiis) is a grain of the feeding 

 value of which I have no personal knowledge. A friend 

 of mine who has had a long experience among horses in 

 India, tells me that equal quantities of mote and gram, 

 broken and given raw, forms a good food for horses. I 

 would with confidence suggest the daily addition of from 2 

 to 4 lb. of bran to this mixture, which, also, ought to have 

 chop added to it. 



