ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FARM HORSE. 387 
ment, whether of dry compost or of succulent provender, being alike 
the producer of disorder. The due apportionment of food to the 
horse, without allowing gluttony by free access to food whenever 
he pleases, is the grand secret in rendering all horses of every 
grade fit and able to perform the work imposed on them. By 
reference to the Society’s journal, the composition and comparative 
value of the different kinds of food will be shewn, as being the 
result of the experiments of several eminent chemists. Subjoined 
is a Table of the different nutritive substances, from which the 
farmer or breeder can select that which is best adapted for the 
working horse, or for the support of the growing colt. They are 
divided into classes, called, the azotised or flesh-formers, and the 
non-azotised or fat-formers. 
Organic Matter. 
Azotised. 
Non-azotised. 
100 lbs. Oats contain . 
. . 80 
11 
69 
,, Peas . 
. . 80 
30 
50 
„ Hay . . . 
. . 76 
8 
68 
„ Potatoes . 
. . 25 
2 
23 
„ Barley meal . 
. . 82 
14 
68 
„ Turnips . 
. . 10 
1 
9 
„ Beans . 
. . 83 
31 
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This formula is compiled from Professor Johnston’s Encyclo- 
psedia; nevertheless, the analysis of celebrated chemists may be 
liable to some imperfections. I will now endeavour to state the best 
and cheapest plan of keeping the farm-horse in condition for work, 
and not in that state which renders him more a matter of shew 
than service, attended with a useless waste of money and pro- 
vender. The proper selection and arrangement of the diet of farm 
horses requires much more consideration than is usually bestowed 
on it; some have no plan or system at all. We may say nearly 
every farmer has his own peculiar method; it will, therefore, in 
this Essay, be almost impossible to lay down a fixed rule or princi¬ 
ple in economizing the diet of the farm-horse. The annexed for¬ 
mulae are for winter feeding, or during the time he is stabled, with 
the estimate of cost per week. 
s. d. 
No. 1.—7 pecks of oats, 70lbs. 3 6 
8 pecks of chaff ..10 
2 pecks of bran ..06 
120 lbs. of hay ...30 
7 lbs. of beans ... 0 6 
s. d. 
No. 2.—7 pecks of oats, 70 lbs. 3 6 
1 peck beans crushed 1 6 
8 pecks of chaff ..10 
2 pecks of bran ..06 
140 lbs. of hay ..36 
8 6 
10 0 
No. I, the cost of which is about eight shillings and sixpence, 
will keep a moderate sized farm-horse in good working order; 
