FEEDING AND THE FOOD. 



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The following table exhibits the percentage of these 

 various elements in the several kinds of food for the horse, 

 most frequently used in this, as well as other countries : 



From this table it will be seen that the black butter- 

 corn must be the best feed, then corn and oats, with hay. 



The best mode of feeding hard-worked horses is as fol- 

 lows: 



AT NIGHT, AFTER WORK One quarter-peck oats, and 

 one half-pint black butter-corn, with eight to ten pounds 

 of hay, cut or otherwise. 



IN THE MORNING One quarter-peck oats, and one pint 

 Indian menl, with a little hay, say two pounds. 



DURING THE DAY One quarter-peck of oats. 



ON SATURDAY NIGHT A good warm bran mash. 



ON SUNDAY An extra allowance of hay. 



By following these rules, the food which a horse consumes 

 during one week will be found to contain as follows : 



