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worked till six ; and seeing how many, 

 deserving a better fate, are now used up 

 and Avorthless before they are middle-aged, 

 I am no great advocate for the forcing and 

 pampering of young stock now so generally 

 in vogue. 



After being weaned, whether or not he 

 has been so before, the foal should certainly 

 be fed, unless at such times as there may 

 be plenty of grass, than which nothing is 

 better to keep him growing. But to what 

 extent the youngster should be fed with corn 

 must depend a great deal on the quality of 

 the particular animal, and the purpose for 

 which it is intended. It is, with those who 

 breed to sell, a question of debit and credit 

 account. Two quarterns a day, which are 

 enough for any ordinary animal at grass, 

 will cost £5 or £6 a year ; and thus, by the 

 time your colt is four years old, he will 

 have cost you from £20 to £24 more than 

 he would have done had you just let him 



