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1878. — For Seventy Days. 



1880. — For Forty-nine Days. 



Corn-fodcler has also been tried quite extensively with 

 favorable results. While the above figures may be safely 

 left to tell their own story of economy, yet there are several 

 facts that it suggests to which I wish to call attention. 

 First, several of the combinations of straw and grain gave as 

 good growth as the Timothy ration ; and the straw is made, 

 by the combined ration, as valuable as the ha3% Take, for 



