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The good condition of these animals, and the large amount 

 of hard work which they go through daily, prove that the 

 above economical though liberal ration serves its purpose in 

 a manner that leaves nothing to be desired. The former daily 

 ration for the horses of this company was : 



Maize II Ib. 



Oats 5 ,, 



Peas or beans . . . . . . . . 3 , , 



Hay chop . . . . . . . . 12 ,, 



Total 31 Ib. 



The average cost of this food was about 93. a week. 



A heavy cart horse or powerful omnibus animal in full 

 work will generally require about 19 Ib. of corn a day. Aft 

 ordinary tramway or light omnibus horse should not have 

 less than 1 5 Ib. One tramway company gives the following 

 ration with good results : 



Oats 8 Ib. 



Maize ......... 4 ,, 



Beans . . . . . . . . . 3 ,, 



Chop and long hay . . . . . . 14 ,, 



Total 29 Ib. 



This ration would on an average cost fully los. a week, 

 owing to the large proportion of oats and beans in it. 



A full-sized Shire, Clydesdale, or Suffolk cart horse doing 

 ordinary work in town or country would need not less than 

 1 6 Ib. of corn, to be made up with hay or hay and straw to- 

 at least 30 Ib. of fodder. For really hard work, the daily 

 amount of corn should be increased to 19 or 20 Ib. A 

 moderately-sized farm animal in hard work might be content 

 with 14 Ib. of grain and 13 or 14 Ib. of hay. 



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The good effect which regularity of feeding has on the 

 health of horses is apparently due to the fact that the re- 



