The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-01-15
agricultural.
from the Genesee Farmer
On the Most Economical way of
WiEtering Horses.

In response to your call on this subject. !
offer the following suggestions as the conEr.
nation of experience
The quantity of food which any animal
Consumes and seems to require, is no doubt
to great extent, the result of habit. This
no one will question with reference to man
and, lfuue IN one part Of the animal economy,
may it not be 50 throughout the whole a.
1t is my belief that horse or an OK, fed If.
regularly and with promiscuous quantities.
all he VIII dispose of,-eats more than nature
requires and more than she can properly an.
proprlate. The ovcrplus is rejected and
thrown OIL by prostratng and facilitating
effort oil the system, and is worse than wasted
is actually pernicious. Enough, is the
point to be sought in the supply of food TO
any and all animals. Regularity, also rs to
time, quality, and condition Of that food -
frequent changes Of feed are to be avoided.
Cut feed, SO called, regard as best adapt.
cd to housekeeping, both as regards economy
and the wants Of the animal. or course. The
amount and quality must BE modified BY cir.
cumssances. The age, size, condition, former
keeping, and present use Of the animal, must
De considered, in determining how much or
how httle is required to keep the beast in
good condition. liza horse is to labor. h.
needs more sustcnance than if he stands idle
though not so much more as is sometimes sun
posed. "A man in health requires ard uses
about the same quantity of food, whethc, he
works Of plays; and this principle guides
HE IN Ill tnc care of my horse. The same
quantity and quality, whether lie works Or
not, gwen at about the same time each day,
Keeps hun always III condition for any service
required, besides conducting to his health and
soundncSs. at this time, | am keeping an
eleven hundred horse on three bushels cut hay
and nine quarts Of shorts daily, wet and pu,
before HIM at regular intervals morning.
noon, and night, and though he is used con.
Siderahly and for various purposes, he gains
IN condition constantly.
This method have tried with number Of
horses, in the last fifteen years, with the same
satisfactory results. lonce kept nine hun
dred horse three months on ten hundred
pounds of hay and five bushels Of corn meal.
given cut. wet, and mixed, and found him
some pounds heavier at the end than at tn,
beginning Of the time.
Carrots. given once each day, instead Of
the meal, have found satisfactory and my
lmrr, SSion is, that this root is not properlv
valued as iood for horses, and perhaps catti,
also
In my opinion, if the regimen above sug.
gcstod were 10 be adopted generally by horse
keepers, we should have fewer horses affected
with heavcs and otherwise detective. Owe,
lecding with hay is more frequently tho
cause of heavcs than all other causes colnbin.
cd, But it is objected that it is too much
work thus to prepare food for horses
WITH sucr ohjcctdrs have no argument or
patience to waste. A person of properly
rcsnatod habits always finds time and a
Willingness 10 do what ought to be done
while laziness never wants an excuse TO,
negligence. E. 1NGuAM.