188 THE OX TRIBE. 



the Winter, Spring, and Summer of 1809, was killed in 

 January, 1810, and weighed Qcwt. Sqrs. 16/6. The 

 second was killed December 16, 1810, aged three years 

 six months, and weighed exactly 7cwi. ; and on Dec. 30, 

 1807, the mother, after having brought up these calves, 

 was killed at the age of two years and eight months, 

 and weighed 4<cwt. \qr. the four quarters, sinking the 

 offal." 



MILK. 



Cows are usually milked three times a day over the 

 greatest part of Scotland, from the time of calving till 

 the milk begins to dry up during the Winter season, 

 when the Cows are for the most part in calf; nor is it 

 found that they suffer by that practice in any degree : 

 and it is the general opinion of all who adopt it, that 

 nearly one third more milk is thus obtained than if they 

 were milked only twice. 



A Cow, mentioned by Dr. Anderson in his ' Recreations/ 

 (vol. v, p. 309,) was milked three times a day for ten 

 years running, during the space of nine months, at least, 

 every year ; and was never seen, during all that period, 

 but in very excellent order, although she had no other 

 feeding than was given to the rest of the Cows, some of 

 which were very low every winter, when they gave no 

 milk at all. 



A farmer of the name of Watkinson had a Cow that, 

 for seventeen years, gave him from ten to twenty quarts 

 of milk every day ; was in moderate condition when taken 

 up, six months in fattening, and being then twenty years 

 old, was sold for more than 18. Mr. John Holt, of 

 Walton, in Lancashire, had a healthy Cow-calf presented 



