Tool - Horse feed measure

Significance

Clever way of explaining the daily feeding of a horse.

Physical description

Wooden board with two containers showing measures of horse feed.

Inscriptions & markings

HORSE FEED / Typical feed for 15 hand horse / large tin holds one pound (450g) of / chaff. Small tin holds one pound (450g) / of oats. / Horses were fed at 8 a.m., 5 p.m. and / 8 p.m. At 6 a.m., 3 p.m.and 10 p.m. horses were fed 1&1/2 pounds (680g) / of hay.

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