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kept gro\ving and fattenino' from its birtli. To fatten 

 a steer so tliat he will tip the scales at eighteen 

 or twenty hnndred, live weight, it is best to have him 

 attain to that weight as soon as possible. Better to have 

 him weigh that at three or three and one-half years of age 

 than to keep the same animal six or seven years to weigh 

 the same. Yon will see that they save two or three years' 

 keeping, save the tronble of taking care of them, save the 

 interest on the monej', save the risk on the animal, and can 

 fill np his place by other young stock. 



General Maxagement. — The European farmers have 

 seen the folly of following a system similar to that usually 

 adopted by us in America, and they have, within the past 

 few years, not only improved greatly in farming, but have 

 become more familiar with the collection of principles 

 embodied in the science of their profession. 



The same there as here, they condenm that which is gen- 

 erally called book farming, but the force of circumstances 

 has brought to bear upon them great improvements, which 

 were overlooked in times when their population was less 

 massive. 



Now, the application of science is universally studied, 

 and bv no other means can the resources of England be^in 

 to meet the demands of the people. 



If in England they meet with more success by the appli- 

 cation of science, in America, also, the farmer can illy 

 afford to discard science in his profession and follow^ blindly 

 the less desirable course. 



With them, everything comes along in its time and 

 place, and the agriculturist knows beforehand the amount 



