846 On Soiling Cattle. . 
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in half the number of cribs, and it will not be injured 
by the cattle surrounding the cart, or the labourer hin- 
dered by their being in his way; underling cattle will 
have an equal opportunity of feeding, and there will be 
less risk of their injuring cach other, and this is a sub- 
ject of some consideration; an ox was gored in my 
yard last spring, and it was not without considerable 
trouble and expense that his life was preserved, and I had 
a cow killed last year in the same way, and if the cattle 
were tied up in winter also, it is thought a sufficiency of 
litter might be saved for the summer, as it requires 
vastly more to keep yards properly covered than would 
be necessary for stables and sheds. 
I have found cribs preferable to racks for soiling cat- 
tle: when grass is put in the latter, they get it quickly 
under their feet; if the former are wide enough they 
feed with their heads over them, and the waste is incon- 
siderable. 
It has been my practice to give the cattle fresh grass 
from the scythe morning and evening, but as the morn- 
ing feeding is sometimes later than would be desirable, 
perhaps the grass designed for the morning might be 
cut toward evening and left in swarth ; raking up grass 
until it 1s wanted should be avoided, as it is liable to 
heat, and it is also very improper to let it lay in the field 
exposed to the sun: in either case it is not relished by 
the cattle. 
The cribs should be carefully cleaned out every morn- 
ing, and the contents may be made into good hay im the 
cheap and easy way mentioned in a former communt- 
cation ; but this requires attention or it may not be pro- 
perly shook and spread out, and not only spoil, but per- 
