St. Mary's beacon., 1852-10-28

are sreated at this tender age the longer
they will wear. The system Of feeding
adept is-ss Edlews :-Fson The middle
7 Of October to The end If Nav, ms horses
vel one feed If steamed food. and two
freds OF oats da'lv. with the best nas or
/ wheat sirsw for fiddler. The steamed
food used in veil washed Swedish turnp<
AMI potatoes. equsi proportions. mixed
|. si,,< <i,'td -sAi~as engsStI:. ii tft.fss yp4ts
wen We had q total los Of no'aros =,
S"eedish turnip alone vas used, bu, not
| ~i,h The same gopd effects "a " hen mixed
with potstoes. Al io'clock in the morn
ing each horse gets ak pounds weight OF
hruisei oas, ~ noon the sane quantity OF
OATS, AMI q! hslf.bssi 7 P. NJ, ~ pounds
weight Of steamed food. | have acted
| upon this sys'srn for the last fifteen wears,
having alwsys had from sixteen 10 tween.
~ horses.
Mr. B;nnie sail-Fron l~t O.,nber 10
2Oih Nav, my horses are fed thrice q
day {: the morning and md day feeds
consist Of seven polnl> II oats anl bruised
beans each feel (on- part oF the latter 10
TWO Of the former, The evening feed IL
composed of 35 pounds ,nrnips. aud six
pounds barley, Ss!l boiled together; |
9":v u>e wheat ar os' straw tuncu, as
'''irr. From 20'h Nav when. by top.
! easing. have gene rally cutting grass
UNI! Is, July allow two feeds of oats
ani hesn4, ss | have before menilnned.
AMI - much cat grsss 81 SATISFIES The
horse in stable during ,hc dsv. AMI turn
him 20 the pasture for Ire night. From
Isl July 10 IL Oc'ober ! 6ni. on an Nv
~rage. that mV horses CONSUME. Is near.
" ~ can cslcu's:e, . feed of oats each
per dAv.
W.. Seed nan, Boghsil. rsil-Mv hor
<~s get in the mnrning Ave pounds OF
oal-, Glony with i~o nr three small SSele
:urnipS, (ra~ sni the same 4, -
O'Clock or dinner time in The morning
he hoiler is filled wilh SIS pnunls Of tur
nips am half pound of Insect for each
ha.se The !inserd being difficult tn boil.
is put into 4 small bag. aud then placed
in the mi i'il~ OF tho bDiler among the
turnpx after the ,urnies AMI l'n+eel are
boiled. they are thrnwr into largo trough
or cooler, and lir'e wheat chat. along
with a handful of sal, for each horse.
The weigh, Of the turnips being So pounls
~hen pu, into the boiler. wa will find
reduced to about 20 pounds about the
half Of this is given al iusk. or " henever
! the horses return from work, aud the
remainder a. s O'clock. when the men go
20 clean and do t,em up fnr the night
Uhder this system, which have adopted
for the last six years, have f'nnt my
horses healthy, in go'd working condition,
aud always ft for work
| Mr. Black, Dalkei,h. said-all the f. rm
horses under INV charge are sI!oWrd Is
pounds Of hay, IL pounds NJ oats, and %
pounds OF boiled iurnp. per day. during
winter and spring. consider hoileh ,ur,
nips, wh9n given JudiciouSlv TO car: hor.
ses, y mos; psisrshIe. nutritious, aud graft.
flying food, particularly to Young horse, ;
and no, less ~ to those intended
tor coach or saddle, than for farm work
Nr. Scott, CTa'glockhan. .sereed in the
statement male by the gentleman who
had previously spoken.
Professor Dick remarked that he ap.
proved OF cooking the fool, bu, the dan.
ger lay in giving II IN too large quaint.
Ties at time. In the evening hen th-
animals system was somewhat erlsu-.
| Ted, aud the coJke,i TODD Was easily ,wal.
/ loved. the stomach became overloaded,
aud every farmer we'll knew the cnnse.
quencs. Il wa> most injurious ID horse
10 allow IL to WORK on tor a number OF
| consecutive hours without fond. The
Stomach OF tue animal was small, coase.
quendy coutd not con an TODD sufficient
ID enable IL 10 work gre.: portion of a
day wlihout renewal Of food and rest.
Ia consequence Of the structure Of the
ANNA. the stomach soon became empty,
a0o Whso disleposd, either w.th Eod OF