INTERIOR ECONOMY AND SUPPLY 47 



be well to give a rough estimate of the approximate 

 cost of keeping a horse in England. Taking a 

 month of thirty days as the period, it may be put 

 down at somewhat as follows : — 



2^ sacks of oats at 12^. per sack 



{i.e. 12 lbs. per day) 

 6 trusses of hay at 2s. per truss . 



(i. e. \2 lbs. per day) 

 \ sack of bran at 7^. dd. per sack 

 \ sack of chaff at 35^. dd. per sack 

 6 trusses of straw at \od. per truss 

 Ordinary table-salt (for use in bran mash) . 

 Rock-salt (to place in manger) . 

 Carrots, say ...... 



Shoeing 



Soldier groom, loj-. per month . 



Allow for incidental expenses, cleaning materials 



etc. ....... 



£ 



Total cost per month 



I 



4 

 10 



lol 



9 

 o 



3 

 3 

 o 

 o 

 o 



£z 



This estimate is made out from the prices lately 

 (1899) paid at Aldershot for good sound forage 

 bought in small quantities from local dealers. 

 The quantities allowed are liberal, and a horse can 

 be kept in health and fair working order on con- 

 siderably less, but it is no pleasure to the real horse 

 lover to ride unless his mount is really fit for the 

 work he has to do. 



Should the young soldier horse-owner elect to use 

 Government forage, which is bought by contract in 

 large quantities, and which he can obtain on repay- 

 ment, he will find that the actual keep of his horse 

 will work out from £\ \^s. to £2 a month. In 



