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The Milch Cow. 257 



SECTION XVL 



The Milch Cow. 



The genus bos, commonly called neat, 

 and sometimes, black cattle, stands at the 

 head of our domestic animals destined for 

 tile use and food of man ; and more especi- 

 ally for that most precious alimentary pro- 

 duction, MILK, ;of such importaucc in rear- 

 ing our children, and adapted to such a 

 variety of other family purposes. For a 

 constant supply of this invaluable resource, 

 we depend on the female of this race, the 

 harmless and docile cow, which is compel- 

 led to produce and part with that secretion, 

 intended by nature for the support of her 

 own progeny. 



For a more extensive view of this subject, 

 as well as that of swine, the reader is 

 leferred to the *^ General Treatise an Cat- 

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