222 AMERICAN GAME BIRD SHOOTING. 
too greedy. We carried our own tent, food, and cooking 
utensils, so that we were entirely independent of farmers, 
and ready to camp wherever night overtook us. While 
we were shooting, one man drove the team and received 
the birds, and the one who first became tired took his 
place and allowed him to join in the sport. All were 
able to rest in turns by this plan, and as we drove 
slowly, neither dogs nor horses were fatigued, and were 
therefore able to resume operations the next morning in 
as fresh a condition as if they had not left camp. The 
dogs were fed each evening, no limit being placed on 
the quantity of their food, but they received nothing 
the next day until they returned to camp. Mr. Horace 
Smith, the veteran sportsman and writer, gave me the 
following recipe for feeding dogs on a shooting expedi- 
tion: ‘Take the hearts, kidneys, livers, and gizzards 
of birds, and a hare or squirrel when it can be pro- 
cured, and boil them into shreds. Then add corn meal 
until the mixture is as thick as it can be made; stir 
constantly, and boil thoroughly. When cooked, lay the 
food on a board or plate to cool, and when it is cool 
enough let the dogs have all they want to eat. Do 
not feed them the next day until they get home.” 
This is certainly a simple, good, and cheap way of 
feeding the animals, and the food is better than any 
dog biscuits. A deep bed of prairie grass should be 
prepared for them under the wagon at night, so 
that they may be protected from the cold and the 
night dew, which are liable to cripple them with rheu- 
matism. The horses ought also to be blanketed in 
cool weather, and receive a liberal supply of oats, beside 
the prairie grass or the hay which is sometimes carried 
along for their use. If the animals are cared for in 
this manner, and not worked too hard, they will always 
be ready for duty, and return home in finer condition, in 
all probability, than when they started on the expedition, 
