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stuffed. The amount of food required by a horse varies with the speed at 
which he is worked. Suppose a horse to walk 123 miles, he will do the distance 
comfortably on 193 Ib. of hay, but if you trot him over the same distance 
even 24 lb. of hay is insufficient. Scientific men have shown that a horse 
weighing 1,000 Ib. and doing only moderate work requires but 11} lb. of 
digestible food daily, but with average work he requires 133 Ib., and when 
heavy work is being performed 163 lb. If in each case the animal gets 10 lb. 
of hay, he would require in addition 114 lb. in an equal mixture of maize and 
oats in the first instance, 15 lb. in the second, and 20 lb. in the third. No 
draught horse should be allowed more than 12 lb. of hay or chaff in a day. 
Farm working horses, in good seasons, consume too much of this coarse fodder. 
If the hard-working horse were fed on hay alone, he would require 40 lb., but 
such a supply would be fatal to good results, and absurd to supply. 
In concluding these remarks on feeding, bear in mind that an excellent feed 
for a horse doing moderate work—a horse weighing 1,000 lb.—is a mixture of 
10 Ib. of hay with 114 lb. of oats, or with 103 lb. of oats and maize in equal 
parts, or 8 1b. of oats and 41b. of bran. Barley may be substituted for oats. 
Never leave your horses after they return in the evening to the stable 
without giving them a good rubbing down. Perhaps you have heard the 
maxim, that a good rub down with brush and currycomb is as good as half-a- 
feed. Clean them from nose to tail, and dry them off with a cloth. Look to 
any sores they may have, and apply liniment or ointment to them. In raw, 
cold weather, when your horses have to stand for any time in the wet, cover 
their loins with a cloth. It will prevent the risk of their catching cold. 
Finally, treat your horse in a degree as you would treat yourself. Feed him 
well, treat him kindly, don’t overwork him, give him comfortable quarters, and 
~ you will not often require the services of a veterinary surgeon. It would be 
as well if you studied some book on veterinary science, in order at least to be 
able to recognise the more apparent ailments of the animal and those which 
will yield to the very simplest treatment. In any case of difficulty or doubt, 
consult the surgeon as early as possible. 
Questions on Lesson 16. 
1. Why should every care be bestowed on agricultural machinery and 
implements ? 
2. What particular care do they require ? 
3. Why should you make yourself perfectly acquainted with the various 
parts and the construction of agricultural machinery ? 
4. How ought horses on the farm to be treated ? 
5. At what hours should a horse doing moderate work be allowed to drink ? 
6. State generally the effects of allowing a horse to drink—(a) when he 
comes in hot from his work; (b) when he has cooled down a little. Give your 
reasons. 
7, What rules should be observed in feeding old and young horses ? 
8. How much food does a horse require daily when doing moderate work ? 
9. Why should horses not be fed on hay alone ? 
10. What should be first attended to after stabling the horses when the 
day’s work is over ? 
172n Lesson—Conciusion. 
THIRD STAGE. 
‘We have now reached the close of these elementary lessons in Agriculture 
and its adjuncts in the shape of dairying, pig and poultry breeding, and farm- 
horse management. As I told you atthe beginning of our lessons, they are 
only meant to put you in the right road to success. Having mastered what I 
have tried to tell you in simple language, you will be quite half-way up the 
ladder; and with the experience you have gained by the study of more advanced 
text-books on Agriculture, and by the perusal of articles in high-class agricultural 
