468 Pradical Experiences in the Preimration of Food for Stock. 
[For Schedule of Questions, see page 448.] 
Mr. Henry "Woods — contiiiued. 
be cooked in this way, and the water will boil in & few minutes. _A large 
iire, however, should not be made unless there is sufficient food to pay 
for it. 
19. Yes ; a very good plan. Iced water has a decidedly injurious effect 
if indulfjed in too frequently. The water sliould not be warmed higher 
than 55° or 50° Fahrenheit (ordinary summer or autumn temperature). 
Mr. H. J. Sheldon, Brailes House^ Shipston-on-Stour, 
Warwichshire. 
3. Yes, when I have roots to pulp and mix with it ; but this winter (1887) 
have used only long straw for things to pick over and eat as much as they 
would, and used the remainder for litter. 
6. Chiefly unchafl^ed. 
7. The expense of chafF-cutting, even by steam, is heavy, and,tmless for 
the purpose of mixing with pulped roots, too great to be incurred. 
10. Horses: Oat straw, hay, oats. Beach of all kinds, hay and straw, 
Breeding sheep : Clover hay. Fattening sheep : Clover hay, oats, oilcake, 
peas, and a very few roots. Sivine : Barley meal and sharps. 
Mr. George "Wright, Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somereetshire. 
8. It is all chaffed and consumed. 
4. I endeavour to cut a little fern for cows to calve on ; at otliet time* 
they hayo no bedding whatever, 
