&c., the
daily cost will be 2s. 2-1/2d.; to this if we add 1s. 8d.,
the wages of the driver, we shall have a total of 3s. 10-1/2d.
as the cost of a horse, cart, and driver per day. I would only
add, in conclusion, that the horses are kept in good working
condition; and, as a proof of their good health under this
system, I may state that during the past two years we have not
had occasion to require the services of a veterinary surgeon.

Musty hay or straw should not be given to horses. Furze is said to be
a heating food; but it is very nutritious, and when young, may be given
as _part_ of the food of the horse.

Boiled turnips and mangels are often given in winter; but they are
not sufficiently nutritious to constitute a substantial portion of the
animal's diet. Oil-cake is occasionally given to horses; but seldom in
larger quantities than 1-1/2 lbs. per diem. On the whole, experience is
in favor of occasionally giving cooked food to horses; and the practice
meets with the full approval of the veterinarian. To most kinds of food
for horses, the addition of one or two ounces of salt is necessary.

In the _Agricultural Gazette_ for November 25, 1865, the following
instructive tables are given:--

STABLE FEEDING DURING AUTUMN.

---+-------------------------+---------+---------+------+-----------+------
| Name and Address | | | | Clover, |Weekly
No.| of Authorities. | Hay. | Oats. |Beans.| &c. | Cost.
---+-------------------------+---------+---------+------+-----------+------
| | lb. | lb. | lb. | | s. d.
| | | | | |
1 | W. Gater, Botley | 168 | 63* | 32* | ... |12 0
2 | W. C. Spooner | 112 | 84 | 24 | ... |11 0
3 | T. Aitken, Spalding. | ... | 37-1/2 | ... | ad lib. | 7 6?
4 | " " | ... | 37-1/2 | 35 | ad lib. |10 O?
5 | T. P. Dods, Hexham. | ... | 105 | ... | ad lib. |10 6?
6 | " " | ad lib. | 105 | ... | ... |10 6?
| | | | | Straw |
7 | A. Ruston, I. of Ely. | ad lib. | 84 | 10 | ad lib. | 9 0
| | 1/2 | | | 1/2 Bran. |
| |