Stable Management 



FOOD. 



Gram {chuanah). 

 In the north of India the chief food on which 

 horses are fed is gram, the seed of one of the pea 

 tribe of plants. It is a crop that ripens in the 

 beginning of the summer, when it is harvested, and 

 the grain thrashed out by driving cattle over it in 

 a circle. The dry stalks, that are broken up into 

 small pieces, are used for feeding cattle on, and are 

 known as "missa bhoosa," in contradistinction to 

 the stalks of the wheat when submitted to the same 

 process, and which is known as " suffaid," or white 

 bhoosa. The price of gram varies very greatly, 

 according to the locality and season, and is a subject 

 of much speculation and gambling amongst the 

 native community. I have known it as high as 

 7 seers (14 lbs. weight), and as low as a maund 

 (80 lbs. weight), per rupee. It also varies greatly in 



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