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THE HOME, FARM AND BUSINESS CYCLOPEDIA. 



ly be inuch less in favour of housing ; but it does rarely keep up and 

 while there is not so much milk in April, May and part of June, there is 

 a continuous flow, with no falling off' through July, August and Sep- 

 tember. 



MANAGEMENT IN CROPPING OF GREEN FODDERS. 



t SOILS : (limey), depth, dry, rich subsoil. 



2 SEED : Lucerne, 20 Ibs.; Sainfoin, 3 bushels ; Red Clover, 20 Ibs.; 

 Rye, 2 bushels ; Tares and Oats, 2 to 1 bushel; Millet, 1 bushel; Corn, 3 

 bushels ; Rape; 8 Ibs. 



3 CULTIVATION : Broadcast, drilling, horse-hoeing. 



4 MANURING : Liquid, Special, Fy. Manure. 



ESSENTIALS : A rich soil, moisture and heat. 



tock of the Jfarm. 



BREEDS OF CATTLE, 

 THE DURHAM. 



PARTI-COLOURED race, once spoken of as Tees- 

 water, sometimes Durham, but now almost universally 

 called Short-horns. It varies in colour from dense red 

 to pure white, and is found in all combinations of these 

 two colours. Its skin may be all red or all white, or 

 red and white in separate patches, or the colours may 

 be blended together as roan, which itself may either 

 cover the whole body or be distributed in markings on a 

 white ground. Although many of the best Short-horns 

 have been white, this colour is not commonly liked, and an endeavour is 

 generally made to get away from white. Any appearance of black or grey 

 is held to indicate impurity of blood ; yet it is certain that black noses do 

 occasionally occur even in herds of very fashionable breeding; whilst 

 black tipped horns are a not uncommon blemish. But the breeders of 



