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$ 16 before fattening. I sold two quarters of her 

 for $ 18 13. She cost me not more than $10, ex- 

 clusive of the hay she ate, which was chiefly scald- 

 ed, as above. On the first of February, I began with 

 the ox. I fed him about three months, but not altoge- 

 ther as well as I did the heifer. He digested about 

 one peck of boiled flax-seed per day, prepared as 

 above, which 1 suppose formed about one half of 

 the fat in these two cattle. The ox was short, mea* 

 sured 7 feet 2 inches, and when killed, weighed 

 1082lbs. and had ISOlbs. of tallow. He cost me 

 when fattening, 25 cents per day : he had previously 

 cost me $ 35. My nett gain in fattening these two 

 cattle, was more than all I have cleared before in 

 fattening oxen and cows, for fifteen years, and this is 

 owing I think chiefly to the use of flax-seed*." 



Since writing the above extract, I have seen an 

 extract from the Berkshire Star, recommending the use 

 of flax-seed in^raising calves, as follows, viz. 



" Boil half a pint of flax-seed in two quarts of 

 water ten minutes, to a jelly ; then add skim-milk 

 enough for three calves, or in the same proportion 

 for any number of calves. This food, given twice 

 a day, or thrice, will make them healthy and vigor- 

 ous. The jelly may be, used with hay-tea, without 

 the milk." 



This method is now coming into general use, and 

 it will enable dairy farmers to enlarge their stock, 

 without injuring their dairies. 



Your horses, kept either for the saddle, or the 

 harness, will perform more service when fed upon 

 potatoes, than upon oats, or grain, and will not readi- 

 ly have the bots, or heaves. Even your young cat- 

 tle and horses, will richly pay you for a few potatoes 

 occasionally, both in their appearance and growth. 



* Quere. Whether potatoes, or carrots, steamed, or boiled, as ono 

 of the ingredients, will not be found to be an improvement ; and 

 whether flax-seed mixed in this way, with boiled corn, carrots, 

 potatoes, will not improve the fattening of pork ho??, 



