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several times each day, at the two front doors of the 

 byre opposite to the groop, and deposited in the 

 dung-court; so that in this way too, the byre is 

 kept in as good order as any stable, and the cattle as 

 clean as horses. Along the edge of the dung-court 

 a few low sheds are constructed, in which young 

 beasts, sheep, or swine, &c. are kept ; and these con- 

 sume the refuse and remains of the turnips from the 

 great feeding byre. 



In the side wall of the byre, and opposite to the 

 heads of the cattle, there are constructed three vents, 

 or ventilators ; these are placed at the distance of 

 about two feet four inches from the ground in the 

 inside of the byre, and come out immediately under 

 the easing of the slates on the outside. The inside 

 openings of these are about thirteen inches in length, 

 seven in breadth, and nine in depth in the wall ; 

 and they serve two good purposes. 1. The breath 

 of cattle being specifically lighter than atmospheric 

 air, the consequence is, that in some byres, the cat- 

 tle are kept in a constant heat and sweat, because 

 their breath and heat have no way to escape ; where- 

 as, by means of the ventilators, the air of the byre is 

 kept in proper circulation, which conduces as much 

 to the health of the cattle as to the preservation of 

 the walls and timber of the byre, by drying up the 

 moisture produced from the breath and sweat of the 

 cattle, which is found to injure thase parts of the 

 building. 



38. Feeding Cattle. 



The feeding of cattle is of considerable importance 

 to the farmer, and has of late been much improved. 

 Both the food and the manner of administering it 

 must be different according to the age of the cattle, 

 the season of the year, and tlie purposes for which 

 the cattle are fed. 



