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feeding, both as to quality of the food and the substitution of one 
kind for another. 
Other inquiries have occupied the attention of the Committee, 
such as the digestion of the horse under the influence of repose 
and exercise ; the time a horse can endure abstinence without 
losing his requisite strength, &c. 
The gold medal this year was not awarded. The paper to which 
the silver medal has been accorded, without being destitute either 
of talent or knowledge, is wanting in precision in the statement of 
its facts, and carefulness in the deductions drawn from them. 
The Committee expect much from the Concours of 1849. In 
proposing for subject of discussion, the breeds of horses in France, 
with special reference to the remount of the army , they entertain 
no doubt of the decision of the much-disputed question, whether 
the introduction of pure English blood into France has bastard- 
ized our breeds, or whether, on the contrary, it has improved 
them. 
Analysis of the Reports of the Army Veterinary Surgeons in re- 
ference to the Hygiene and Diseases observed, from the 1 st of 
January 1846 to 31s£ December following . 
Passing over the first question, which calls for “ a typographical 
and medical description of the garrison and cantonments” occupied 
by the respective regiments; and over the second question, requiring 
“ a description of the stables, as to their aspect, their interior fitting, 
the nature of the soil, and what they contain and over the third 
question, comprehending “ the nature and nutritive qualities of the 
different forages issued (hay,' straw, oats, barley or barley-meal, 
bran, and the artificial grasses) and their ordinary supply and over 
the fourth question, which inquires about the giving and the effects 
of green-meat ; and over the fifth, which inquires into the nature of 
the different waters the horses drink, with their chemical composi- 
tion ; we at length come to the sixth question, under which are com- 
prehended the following tabular statements : — 
