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i8th. Feed barley bread and the white of a hard boiled egg in the 

 morning. At twelve o'clock feed corn bread and the white of a hard 

 boiled egg. Flirt him in the evening and feed on oat bread and 

 scalded barlej. Let him roost at night. 



19th. Feed corn bread and scalded barley. At twelve o'clock feed 

 oat bread and the white of a hard boiled egg. Flirt in the evening, 

 and turn loose for a few minutes in a room, but not one in which he 

 cannot get fresh air. Feed corn bread and scalded barley. • ' 



20th. This being the day of battle, give him a light feed of oat 

 bread early in the morning, and in about one hour a drink of spring 

 water and milk. 



GENERAL REMARKS. 



Some cocks will need physic twice when taken up, others only once ; 

 this can only be determined by the feeder. The feeder should be 

 provided with a good pair of scales that weigh down as low as half aa 

 ounce, and he can only feed intelligently by their frequent use. Fat 

 cocks require long sparring or flirting, and when much wearied let 

 them rest. As long as their appetites are gpod you need have no fears 

 of over exercise or over feeding. Let them have what they will eat 

 at night, keeping their flesh down by exercise ; but should you not be 

 able to keep them down in flesh feed sparingly with barley bread and 

 scalded barley. If they should become too much reduced and wanting 

 in appetite, let them have such food as they are most fond of; a raw 

 egg or two will probably restore it. When they incline to driuk too 

 muct it is a sign of heat, and sometimes happens at the latter part of 

 the keep ; then they should have a little sorrel or plantain leaf cut 

 and mixed with their food. Give them also milk and cool spring 

 water with a little fine rectified spirits of nitre injt to drink, which 

 will cool and moderate their heat. This ought to be repeated until 

 their thirst or desire for drink subsides. In no instance give a cock 

 water after being heated by sparring or otherwise. When cocks begin 

 to purge give them new milk well boiled with barley bread, warm, 

 and their drink ought to be warm toast and spring water. In giving 

 cocks drink do not let them have more than four dips at one time, 

 which ought to be eight and eleven o'clock in the morning and three 

 o'clock in the evening, and never feed a cock unless his crop is empty. 



