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Mr. Meaden said they bought a great deal of rubbishing 
grass too in Port-of-Spain. Para grass, lie did not think good fod- 
< ei. Guinea grass lie thought essentially the better and Professor 
Carmody s analysis proved the weakness of Para grass’s food 
'a ue. . Guinea grass had a very high food value. He found it 
grew 120 per acre; Para grass about 107 and Trinidad natural 
grasses (which were very poor) about 7 or 8 tons. Pi* 
lecture was most interesting and instructive and he would like to 
iear Mr. Pogson further on the subject in another lecture. 
1 he Chairman said in the Windward Islands thev fed their 
ponies on maize and cane tops. Practically speaking they gave 
them no grass and never got hay. Whereas in the Bahamas 
lev used Para grass and Indian corn and in the East grass and 
pa cy. lnnidad was the only hot country in which he had 
seen uj used. \\ as it useless extra valance 1 In Singapore 
two veterinary establishments had taught the Malays perfect 
s oeing with the very malleable iron they had there, and 
never hud a horse lame. 
Mr. Meaden suggested it would be a 
I Cl OP tn.norhh +/-» • m • • i . ■ 
mr j*- 1,1 
„ n „i 1 7“ suggested it would be a good thing 
a ho f ? g r i t0 * hoe in Trinidad in the same way. Maize 
<» horse food did not answer in Trinidad. 
Trim ?T’ n T!r £ 00rabs asked if bay was a necessity 
be not llnd 1 Mr ; Po S sori said he would merely answer by sa.vn 
to in i ’ USeC i lfc hefe himse]£ - The only thing he had to ohje 
to in too much green grass was it was apt to prove laxative. 
.•ovain U ,' w CI r HC tIle raulc disposed of the argum® 
but wl ha 'h^ inS horses - He tvas never curry combi 
what abom th , ef i tW ° ° 0 r tbree times a week. Mr. Bulmer aski 
question AM° ' LSSe< ' ^ r - Pogson replied that was a diftt' 1 
eat some'thini tlse 6 - Cn*™ ^ Trinidad to make the 
harm in b bad . I,a y or chop chop. He did not see a' 
use H I* l ™ “"I be Singly. Ho did »< 
he preferred P answer to Mr. de Montbrun the lecturei 
thanLd m" ]W a g ; aS l t0 ha y. in Trinidad. The Ch»ir»« 
himself and tho -n '* ,° r m vei ^ interesting lecture on behal 
some lectures ^e present and suggested they should arrange f 
and thought dif^r- Were in the hands of the gr®* 
not. the knowledge t " 'l' tc ! sa T a wo, 'd against them the) 1 
sonic practical instruct'* 1 ,6nd to horses properly. He thoug 
°f the lecture. truot, °ns to grooms would be a wise out eon 
