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dred weight : but I found this hurt the horfes' 

 backs very much, and therefore gave it up. 



In the year 17939 I erected a mill for the 

 purpofe of grinding oats and beans for my 

 horfes. But I was much difappointed : for, 

 contrary to my expectations, I found this to be 

 the worft of all methods; though I perfevered 

 in it for fome time, thinking it might anfwer 

 in the end. At firft I gave the number of 

 horfes before mentioned two quarters of oats 

 and nine bufhels of beans a-week, only a little 

 broken: they foon loft their flefh. I then 

 had both oats and beans ground to meal : but 

 the horfes appeared worfe. Sufpedting that 

 the men poflibly might rob the creatures of 

 their corn, I rofe early and attended them 

 whilft eating their corn, both morning and 

 evening : but, in fpite of all my vigilance, 

 they continued decreafing in flefh. Still I 

 thought it impofllble the corn fhould become 

 worfe by being ground. My men, however, 

 did not like the trouble of grinding: and a3 

 at the time we were much hurried with bufi- 

 nefs, they fometimes neglected it, and at 

 length gave it up entirely 3 which I was not 

 forry for. I was really afhamed of this fchemej 



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