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horfe you were to fpread a quartern of oats 

 with an equal quantity of chopped draw, over 

 the bottom of the manger, in fuch a manner 

 that he mud take fome time in licking them 

 up, and be obliged of courfe to chew every oat-, 

 it would anfvver the purpofe of twice the quan- 

 tity of the fame corn thrown into the manger 

 on a heap. For, in the latter inftance he 

 would fwallow the oats whole, and they would 

 pafs through him without being properly di- 

 geftech Chopped ftraw is good for making a 

 horfe chew and take pains with his food ; and 

 I infill upon it, that he will thrive better on it 

 than on any quantity of corn and hay from na- 

 tural grafs, aiven in the ufual manner. Some 

 horfes will eat this kind of food (till better if 

 it be watered in a tub, before you put it in the 



manger. 



If you take a horfe out of a grafs field in 

 the morning, and give him, according to the 

 cuftom of moll farmers, a feed of corn, and 

 immediately afterwards ride or plough with 

 him, or give him any fatiguing or hard ex- 

 ercife, the corn will be of little ufe, as it 

 will quickly pafs oft with his grafs. But, if 

 you with more judgment give him the fame 



quantity 



