Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-07-01
From Youotrs Work on "TAs Horse,
HOW To FEED THE HORSE.

part is pulled down and ramped under foot in order
first TO Gull the and best locks and which could
not be done while the hay was ncosed in the rack
good feeder will afterwards pick up much Of that
which was thrown down, but some OF it must be soed
and rendered disgusting, and in many cases. third
oil this division Of their food is wasted. Some of the
oats and beans imperfecty chewed by all horses,
and scarcely at all by hungry and greedy ones. The
appearance OF the dung will sufficiently evince this
The observation of this induced the adoption of man.
gereeding, or OF mixing portion of the chaff with the
corn and beans. BY this the animal is compelled
10 chew his food: he cannot, great degree waste
the straw or hay; the chat is hard and sharp
be swallowed without considerable mascaton and while
he forced TO grind that down, the and beans
ground with IT, and yield nourshment: the stomach
is more slowly filled, and therefore acts better ON its
contents and is likely be overloaded; aud the
increased quantity of saliva thrown in the heightened
nacerution OF the food soitens it, and makes fit
for digestion.
Professor Stewart very properly remarks that 'many
horses swallow their in great haste and when much
Is eaten, that habit exceedingly dangerous The sto-
mach is ledit is overloaded before it has time to make
preparation for acting its contents-he food ennens
and painful or dangerous collie BY adding cha
ms corn the horse must take time and
is gwen Tor the commencement Of digestion, before fer
mentaon can occur In this way chai very useful
peciallv after long fasts"
H. when considerable Irovender was wasted the horse
maintained his condition. and able TO do his work il
was evident that much might be TO the farmer when
he adopted system by which the horse all that was
set before him: and by degrees was found out that
even food somewhat less nutritious, but a great deal
cheaper and which the horse either would not eat or
would not properly grind down in its natural state might
be added while the animal would be in quite as good
plight, and always ready for work.
Cha may be composed Of equal quantities Of clover or
meadow hay, and wheaton, oaen barley straw cut into
pieces OF quarter or half inch in length and mingled
well together the allowance of oats beans afterwards
added and mixed with the cha Many farmers very pro-
perry bruise the oats beans The whole apt slip
out OF the chatf and be lost but when il bruised and es
peealy if the chaif is little weited it will not readily Sc
parate; or should portion of escape the grinders it
w be partly prepared Tor digestion by the of buis-
ing The prejudice against bruising the oats is so far
as the farmers horsa and the wagon.horse aud every
horse OF slow draugh concerned altogether Unbound
ed The quantity Ol straw in the chaf will always coua
ternc any supposed purgave quality the bruised oats
Horses OF quicker draugh except they naturally dis
posed TO scour, will thrive better with bruised than with
whole oats: for greater quantity of untrment will be
extracted from the food, and it will always be easy
appornon the quantity OF straw beans the effect of
the mixture on the bowels Of the horse The principal
alteration that should be made IN the horse of harder
and more rapid work, such the posthorse and the
sagecoach horse 10 increase the quantity Of hay and
diminish that OF straw. Two OF hay may be cut
with of straw.
Some gentlemen in defiance of the prejudice and oppo
suon OF the coachman the groom have introduced this
mode OF feeding into the stables OF their carriage horses
and hackney, and with manifest advantage There has
been loss OF condition power and considerable saw
ing OF Provender This system not however calculated
for the hunter race.hoe Their must lie in smaller
bulk IN order that the action Of the lungs be mpe
ded by the disenson of the tomnch yet many hunters
have gone well the field who have been mangerfed
the proportion of however, being materially increased
For the agricultural and carhose eight pounds of oats
and two Of beans should be added every twenty pounds
OF ehah Thry-iour or thy-six pounds Of the mixture
VIII be sucientfOr any modeatesZed horse with fair or
even hard work. The dray and wagonhose may require
forty pounds Hay in the rack night is in this case sup
posed 10 be omitted altogether. The rack however may
remain occasionally useful tor the sick horse to contain
taTes or other green meat.
Horses very fond Of this proyender The majority of
them, after having been accustomed IT, will leave the
best oats given to them alone for the sake the mingled
ehai and corn. We would, however caution the farmer
not TO set apart too much damaged hay for the manufacture
OF the chafi The horse may be thus induced that
which he would otherwise refuse the nourishing pro-
perry OF the hay has been impaired has acquired an
injurious principle, tho animal will either lose condition.
become diseased. Much more injury is done by eating
damaged hay or musy oats Than is generally magineds
There will be sufficient saving in the diminished cost of the
proWnder by the Introduction Of the straw and the prov
ed condition OF the horse without poisoning him with the
refuse Of the farm For old horses and for those with defec
tive teeth chat peculiarly useful and for them the grain
should be broken down well as The fodder.
While the mixture of chaf with the prevents il from
being too rapidly deyoured and portion Of it swallowed
whole, and therefore the stomach is not too loaded with
that on which, as containing the most nutmen s chief
digestive power should be eNerted, yet the whole,
great deal Of time IS gained by this mode VI feeding and
more IS left for rest When horse comes in weared nj
the close OF the day. occupies, after he has his co
two or three hours TO clear his rack. On the Of
mangereeding, the cha being already into small pie.
ces and the beans and bruised he is able fully salts
~ his appetite IN an hour and half Two additional hours
are therefore devoted 10 rest This is circumstance de-
serving Of much consideration in the farmers stable
and Of immense consequence the postmaster the stage.
coach proprietor and the Of every hard worked horse
MangeriOOd will be the usual support of the farmers
horse during the winter and while OCCASION
hard work. but from the middle of April the end Of Ju-
y, he may be fed with this mixture in the day and turned
out night he may remain out during every restov
team in constant employ should not however be suffer
ed 10 be out nt night after the end Of July.
The farmer should take that the pasture is thick and
good and that the distance from the yard is great
or the fields too large, otherwise very considerable portion
time will be occupied in catching the horses in the
ing. lie will likewise have take into consideration the
sale he would have for ms hay, and the necessity for
and nirOdden pasture for his cattle. On the whole bowev
or turning out in this way, when circumstances will admit
ot will be found be more beneficial for the horse and
cheaper than sOling in the yard.
The horse Of the inferior farmer IS sometimes fed hay
grass alone, and the animal although he rarely gets feed
OF corn, maintains himself in oernbe condition. aud does
the work that j. required Of him. bat hay aud grass Alone
however good IN quality in whatever quantity allowed
will not support horse under hard work. Other substances
containing larger proportion Of nunmont 10 smalorcom
pass have been added.
In almost every part Of Great Britain oats have been &C.
locted that portion Of the food which Afford the prin.
opa nourshmenL They contain 7f3 parts out OF thou.
sand Of nutrtve matter They should be about or some.
what less than year Old heavy dry, aud New oats
will weigh ten or fifteen per than old ones; but
ho difference consists principally IN waory natter which
IS gradually ovapOated. New readily ground
down by the teeth old onos They form more putin.
Gus mass, difficult TO digest, and when in considers.
bic quantities, are apt 10 occasion colo and sanRers.
II they 20 be used before they from three TO five
hoHihs Odi thcY would be materially improved by little
klndrying. There Is fear for the horses from simple
drying, if the good when IL put IN The kim
The old Oat forms, when chowed, smooth and uniform
mass which readily dissolved In the stomach, and yields the
nOurshmcnt which Il contains. Perhaps chemical
change may have been slowly effected IN the old oa dis.
posing 70 be- readily assmlated. Oats should be
plump bright in color and free from unpleasant smell or
TASTE The musty smell Of wotted damaged pro.
duced by fungus which grows upon the seed and which
has injurious effect the urinary organs often on
the ntesnes producing prOfuse stating inflammation Of the
kidneys, collie, and inflammation Of the bowels.
This musy smell is removed by klndrying the oat but
b. here requisite that great degree o heat not
employed II should be sufficient destroy the fungus
without nJuung the life Of the seed. Many persons but
without Just cause, have considerable fear Of the kiln burnt
Out IL said 10 produce inflammation Of the bladder and
u the eyes, and NANCY affections Of the skin The fact s
that many Of the kndred that given the horses
damssed before they dried and thus became On.
healthy. considerable Improvement would be effected
by cutting the unthreshed cha and the ex.
ponse Of threshing would be saved Dat straw IL better
than a Of barley, but does much nutrmeni
that Of wheat