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loofe method. A man knows, without any 

 trouble, the quantity eat by every fort of 

 cattle, and it is moved about without any 

 wafte, in a neat hufbandlike manner. 



A receptacle of ftraw for litter, fhould 

 likev/ife be near the ftable ; if the horfes are 

 foiled in fummcr in the ftable, the ufe of 

 fuch a receptacle will be very great ; for 

 the dung fo ralfed is immenfe, if the litter 

 is plentiful. 



It is a great convenience to have an oat- 

 granary near the ftabic ; it favcs much 

 trouble and labour. A large oat-bing 

 opening into the ftable ferves the purpofe 

 very well. The chaft'-bing fliould botli 

 open into the ftable, and alfo be fo contrived 

 as to be fituated near the barn, that none 

 may be loft in carrying ; and alfo, that 

 there may be room to cut ftraw into chaft^, 

 which is abfolutely neceflary. 



A receptacle for green food Is highly 

 neccifary, if foiling is ever pradlifed ; for 

 the common method in which farmers now 

 and then foil their horfes with clover, is very 

 flovenly ; the grafs is either thrown into an 

 empty ftall, or left to wither In a cart or 

 waggon ; and If that is wanting for any 



thing, 

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