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FEEDING ANIMALS. 



fed 450 bags per week, of meal, of 100 Ibs. each. They 

 now feed 400. The horses are not allowed to drink when 

 warm. If allowed to do so, it [founders them. In warm 

 weather a bed of sawdust is prepared for them to roll in. 

 Number of horses, 335. Speed varies, but is about four 

 miles an hour. Horses eat more in cold weather than in 

 warm, but the difference has not been exactly determined." 



* And six quarts of oats at noon. 



From this report it appears : 



1. That it is possible to keep horses in good condition 

 with hard work when fed on cut hay and corn-meal alone. 

 (We proved this thoroughly in our own experience, but 

 found they did better if the hay was clover.) 



2. A mixture of oats were found to benefit the horses, 

 but to increase the expense of keep. Corn -meal keeps 

 horses fat better than opts. 



3. Rye bran is found to prevent scouring. 



4. Ten pounds of hay is found sufficient for work 

 horses. 



The following table, giving detailed information of the 

 practice of many horse- feeders in England, is taken from 

 London Agricultural Gazette, for Nov. 25, 1865. 



