A Tract for the Times. How to keep a horse for less than one shilling a day, and two horses at the expense of one ... Fourth tho

A Tract for the Times. How to keep a horse for less than one shilling a day, and two horses at the expense of one ... Fourth thousand, with revised table of quantities.

Author: Porquet, Louis Philippe R. Fenwick de

Year: 1853

CONTENTS Introduction — How to Keep a Horse 7 The most suitable Food for fast and slow Horses 9 On quantities of ditto 9 On Hay and Straw 10 On Purchasing of Oats 10 Manger-Feeding (on the new system of) 11 Bruised Oats 11 Doctor Sully's Opinion on ditto 11 Loss sustained by having Racks in Stables 11 Plan for supplying twenty-four hours' food for horses 12, 27 T. Ellman, Esq.'s Opinion 12 "The Veterinarian Journal" (quotations from) 12, 14 Lord Dundonald's Opinion 12 Economy in Horse-keeping — Bruised Oats 13 Feeding on Gorse or Furze (its Economy) 14 Steamed or Scalded Food goes much farther than in its natural state 14 On Oat-Bruising 15 On the Horse — Mr. Youatt's Opinions 15 Professor Stewart's Opinion on Feeding 15 On Hay in the Rack, its Disadvantage 17 Barclay, Perkins, & Co.'s System of Feeding 18 James Winter, and W. Sander, Esqrs., their Opinions 17 Lord Pembroke's Opinion 18 Professor Low's Opinion 18 Furze or Gorse a substitute for Corn of any kind, for feeding Horses and Cows 21 R. Spooner, Esq.'s Opinion on Gorse 22 Daily allowance to be given 23 Weekly allowance, prepared one day in each week 24 How to keep two horses at the expense of one 25 Saving in the purchase