A Food-Saving Device.
As the food in a horse's nose.l>ag ' gets low the animal either has to : place the hag on tho ground and feed that way, or continually jerk the bag over its head in order to get at the food. : Naturally a quantity of chafl wiill fall out every time the horse throws up the bag, but if the idea shown in the sketch is adopted this will
A« t»'iH he «asily aaeu, instead of! *'-~jvr>pi!isr the bag over the horse's head m the usual manner, it is fast- '. ened to a rein which is attached to a part of the harness. j In this way, when the food getsi low in the bag as the horse pushes j his nose farther down the tighten-! ing of the rein pulls up the bag, j and so the horse feeds in comfort i and no food is wasted. j
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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 5 June 1914, Page 8
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150A Food-Saving Device. Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 5 June 1914, Page 8
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