282 Rearing the Calf. 



wintered in good shelter, and full fed, until 

 they attain their proper gi*owth. Warmtli 

 and dry lodging, are of the utmost conse- 

 quence to the improvement of all young 

 animals. Calves may, however, be reared 

 to good proof, by being suffered to suck a 

 very moderate quantity daily, the bulk of 

 their food consisting of skimmed-milk thick- 

 ened with oat or wheat meal ; their winter 

 food being carrots or Swedish turnips, 

 sliced, and oat-straw, with a small quantity^ 

 of hay daily. 



To such of my readers as desire to make 

 the most of a single cow, I cannot 

 do better than recommend the perusal 

 of a small pamphlet, published a few years 

 since by the Board of Agriculture, enti- 

 tuled " Hints to Dairy Farmers ;** being 

 an account of the management, food, and 

 produce of a single mileh-cow kept by Mr. 

 Cramp, Keeper of the House of Correc- 

 tion at Lewes, in Sussex : an account which 

 will prove to demonstration, and to the 

 regret of every well-wisher to his country, 

 that our dairy business, the product of which 



