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maintain (besides 20 families) at least 20 horses, &c. 

 If these horses be sufficiently fed, they will consume 

 as follows : 



From the 1st of October to the 1st of May, 1 

 stono of boiled or steamed potatoes, at 3d, 

 per stone per day ,~« — — 



71ba. of hay — — — 



71b8. of oaten straw — — — 



Slbs. of oats .^^ .»»« »~~ .~~. 



Which for seren montha amounts to „^ 10 3 2 

 From the 1st of May to the 1st of October, 



one acre of clover or vetches ,«~ .-^ 5 

 Value of a boy's labour, at 3d. per day, for 



800 days — — 3 15 



Shoeing — 10 



Wear and tear of car and tackling ,r^ 10 



8 2 



Or, in other words, one horee will consume the a. r. p. 



produce of clover .—» , — ~.~ 10 



Oats and straw — « — — 2 



Potatoes — — — — Oil 



Hay — — 10 



Straw for litter w~, .»~» — »~~ 



In the above calculation, oats are valued at 10s. 

 per barrel, potatoes at 5s. per barrel of 20 stone, hay 

 at 21. per ton, and straw at 13s. 4d. per ton. 



With respect to potato feeding for horses, I recom- 

 mend it from an experience of some years. My 

 hoi-ses are old (one of them at least 20 years of ag-e), 

 but they are in hig-h spirits and condition, from hav- 

 ing, every evening after work, except duiing the soil- 

 ing months, an abundant supply of boiled potatoes. 



