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The steeping of the oats should be done a few days before 

 sowing, in order that they may be sufficiently dry to run easily 

 through the drill. 



It is further stated that this treatment of seed oats seems to 

 facilitate the sprouting, and a difference of from two to four 

 days in favour of the oats treated was observed, while no 

 detrimental effect on the germination was apparent. 



Purchase of Army Remounts. 

 The following information has been issued by the War 

 Office :— 



The class of horses required for the Army may be generally 



described as follows ; — 



Ages : — Peace, 4 off to 6 years. War, 6— -10 years. 



Cavalry. 'R.A. M.L Transport. 



Heights : — 14*3 to 15*3. 15-2 to 3. I4'2 to 15. 15-3. 



Chargers should not be under 15 hands. 



Colours : — Whites and greys are only required for special 

 purposes. Other very light coloured horses are not accepted. 



Bays and browns are preferred, but chestnuts and blacks will 

 be accepted. 



Entire or unmanageable horses are not admissible. 



Horses with short docks will not be accepted. 



Soundness in eyes, wind and limb essential ; no stale, upright, 

 or overshooting joints, and no curby hocks admitted. 



The class required is a deep, short-legged, short-backed, good- 

 barrelled horse of the hunter stamp, with substance and quality, 

 true action, and going quite clear of the joints. 



The same description generally applies to cobs. 



Artillery, Engineers and A.S. Corps should be good quality 

 draught horses. 



Numbers required annually in normal times of peace — 2,500, 

 as under : — 



Cavalry .... ... 1,000 



R.A., R.E., and A.S.C 1,360 



M.I .. 140 



