ON THE MANAGEMENT OF FARM HORSES. 
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13 weeks on 2J bushels of pollard . . 3 l£ 
2 pecks of bruised beans . 3 0 
1 J cwt. of hay „ . 6 0 
12 n 
13 weeks on 2 bushels of bran . . 2 0 
1 peck of beans . . 16 
Cut clover, tares, and pasture 4 6 
8 0 
The objection to this mode of feeding arises from that which 
I have before pointed out, viz., that bran and beans do not supply 
the constituents of oats, which the horse requires. 
Another method of feeding adopted by another party is the 
following : — 
S. 
d. 
13 weeks on 1^ bushel of oats 
4 
6 
1 peck of beans 
1 
6 
1 cwt. of hay . 
4 
0 
10 
0 
13 weeks on 2 bushels of oats 
6 
0 
1 peck of beans 
1 
6 
1 cwt. of hay 
4 
0 
11 
6 
13 weeks on 1 bushel of oats 
3 
0 
Clover, vetches, & c. 
5 
0 
8 
0 
13 weeks on 1 bushel of oats 
3 
0 
Clover . 
4 
0 
7 
0 
This statement of feeding is preferable in its arrangement to 
that previously described, but is still insufficient in point of 
nourishment for horses in full work, and is calculated to keep 
them under 'par. The first statement of horse-feeding, though 
more expensive, yet considering the condition of the animals, 
