ON THE MANAGEMENT OF FARM HORSES. 
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large weight that can be grown of them. It will be seen, how- 
ever, that while it will answer the farmer’s purpose to consume 
them himself at such a price, yet, when he can sell them for 
upwards of 2 5s. per ton, it is more profitable to do so, and feed his 
horses on other food. It is a bad plan to give horses a few carrots 
only, or merely for a short time, as, being very partial to these 
roots, they are apt to refuse other food. 
I have before observed that horses will generally eat very few 
swedes, but they differ in their tastes in this respect. They may, 
however, be allowed to eat what quantity they choose, as, being 
at least equal to carrots with regard to nutriment, swedes are 
decidedly an economical diet. 
Linseed has been proposed as economical feeding for horses, 
and in a few instances it has been tried. Linseed at £11 ..135.. 4c?. 
per ton is just lie?, per lb., or about one- fifth dearer than oats. 
Estimating it in the same ratio as hay, we find that 100 lbs. con- 
tain of — 
d. s. d. 
Albumen, &c. 20 lbs., which at 1£ per lb. makes 2 6 
Fat, &c. 20 „ „ li „ 2 6 
Starch, &c. 36 „ „ 1 „ 3 0 
Making for 100 lbs. of linseed . . .80 
Now if to this we add one-fourth, as in the case of 
beans .20 
We have 10 0 
Which is very near 10s.. 5c?., the cost of 100 lbs. of linseed at lie?, 
per lb. 
It thus appears that linseed is somewhat dearer feeding than 
beans, a difference, however, which may readily be met by the 
superior value of the manure made from linseed. However 
valuable the large per centage of oil may be for fattening purposes, 
it is doubtful whether this oil is equal in value to albumen for a 
horse in work ; and if not, beans must have the preference. The 
peculiar value of linseed is, however, to assist other nutritious food, 
such as straw, and thus, by being made into a jelly and poured 
over and mixed with the straw when cut into chaff, to render it 
not only more palatable, but more nutritious and better adapted 
for the animal, so that, when hay is dear or scarce, the use of 
linseed is exceedingly desirable. So likewise when hay has been 
deteriorated from being made in unfavourable weather, the addi- 
tion of linseed jelly makes it both palatable and nutritious. 
The value of barley-straw, estimating it at the same ratio as 
clover, may be put down at £2. .13s.. 4c?. per ton for feeding horses. 
