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The cost of the fodder, &c. for the horses in
this department has amounted to £3,268 1s. 7d.
The following is an analysis of the fodder
consumed per week per horse, which very closely
approximates with previous years.
Clover Mixture and Hay 31/3 trusses.
Straw (including bedding) nearly 1½ „
Oats under 2½ bushels.
Beans about 1/8 „
Bran about 9 lbs.
The Total expenditure for Slopping, Watering,
&c., amounts to £14,385 8s. 10d., this includes,
besides the ordinary expenses, the heavy cost of
Barging away the Slop, which item of cost is now
assuming very considerable dimensions, for the past
year it has amounted to the sum of £1,386 8s. 10d.
and but for the exceptionally dry weather of the
past year it would have been far heavier in
amount. Had not this additional charge arisen
the cost of the working of this Department would
have shewn a decrease.
The statement of Cost of this work for the
year may therefore be taken as follows:—