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foot and joint above it. To make the heels stronger, that is, have 

 more horn, stimulate coronary ring at the upper edge of the hoof, 

 using a mild blister, just enough to stimulate sharply, twice a week, or 

 use the Hoof Liniment ; but you must grow horn from the top down, 

 and you will not see benefit until you have grown the foot down pretty 

 well. If you have contraction, open the feet as directed, minding to 

 keep the feet stuffed when in stable ; at all events, the feet must not 

 be allowed to get dry and hard. 



QUARTER CRACK. 



The only practical way to cure quarter crack is to open the heel on 

 that side, between bar and frog, cutting well down, but not to bleed, 

 until the quarter wili give freely, then put on the shoe for expanding 

 the heels. In this case you are to open or spread only the inner heel. 

 The hoof is simply too small for the foot, and doing this properly 

 reaches the point directly. In addition, burn with a firing iron a crease 

 across at the upper edge of the hoof. If this is done properly the 

 hoof will not split any more. You may now grow the hoof more 

 rapidly if you desire, but opening the foot and shoe is the point of 

 success. 



MR. BONNER'S SYSTEM OF FEEDING. 



In the morning, at five o'clock in summer, and six o'clock in winter, 

 each horse is given two quarts of oats. At nine o'clock two quarts 

 more are given, and the same quantity is given again at one o'clock. 

 Before feeding, each horse is given all the water he will take, unless 

 he is to be driven, in which case the allowance is cut short a little. At 

 five o'clock in the afternoon the allowance of hay is given, usually 

 about ten pounds to each horse, and none is given at any other time 

 during the twenty-four hours. At nine in the evening each horse is 

 given a hot supper, prepared as follows: For the ten horses, twenty 

 quarts of oats are put into a large kettle and boiled, after which is 

 added about the same quantity of wheat bran by measurement, with 

 the proportion of a teaspoonful of salt to each hqrse. The whole is 

 thoroughly mixed, and when sufficiently cool, each is given his share. 

 If not driven, each horse is walked from half an hour to an hour daily, 

 and the greatest care is taken not to expose them needlessly for a 

 moment without clothing. 



INGENIOUS ARRANGEMENT 



For sifting, cleansing, and measuring the grain for feeding. The grain 

 is conducted from the left to the feeding floor by a spout in which are 

 two slides. Pulling one of them out a few inches permits the escape 

 of two quarts, and the other four quarts of grain, which is depos- 

 ited in a drawer beneath, in the bottom of which is a screen with the 

 handle projecting from the side of the spout. Moving this handle 

 right and left a few times removes all dirt and dust, and leaves the 

 grain clean and fresh, ready for use. 



