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in 1789 fifteen ditto. I bought in 1787 three facks 

 of linfeedj I put one quart of the feed to fix quarts 

 of water, which by boiling ten minutes, became a 

 good jellyj this jelly is mixed with a fmall quantity 

 of the tea of the bell hay lleeped in boiling water. 



. Having my calves drop at different times, I did 

 not make an exafl calculation of the expence of this 

 hay tea, but out of my three facks of feed I had 

 better than two bufhels left at laft. I gave them 

 the jelly and hay tea three times a day; to the boy 

 who looked after them 6d. per day ; the price of 

 the linfeed was 4s. 6d. per bulheli the whole three 

 years' feed 2I. 5s. 



My calves are kept in a good growing ftate, and 

 are much better at this time than my neighbours* 

 that are reared by milk; they do not fall ofFfo 

 much when they come to grafs. 



I am, your obedient fervant, 



THOMAS CROOK. 



[The foregoing is a fuccinft but ufeful account of a me- 

 thod of rearing Calves, which has often been fuggefled, and 

 deemed prafticable, but which the Society had never before 

 known fo fully proved. Mr. Crook (of whofe judgment 

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