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A few days after this Daisy again made himself con- 

 spicuous, and in the same place. The old cry " Daisy is 

 at the coats " drew the attention of every one in the field 

 to him. His head was again buried in the pile of clothes. 

 Kemembering the watch, I made all haste for him, and 

 was convulsed with laughter as I saw him draw his head 

 from the pocket of one of the coats, holding in his mouth 

 a tobacco pipe. The pipe happened to be bowl upper- 

 most, and in the corner of his mouth, giving the wretch 

 the air of an accomplished smoker. The roar of laughter, 

 from all hands, exceeded that of the previous occasion, 

 and Daisy certainly appeared to enjoy the sport, for he 

 stood motionless, head erect. There was no occasion for 

 a rush at him, as when he was playing with the watch, 

 so that I let him have his own way for a few minutes. 

 He allowed me to take the pipe out of his mouth, though 

 he was undoubtedly luxuriating in the taste of tobacco. 



So much has been written concerning the relative merits 

 of the different breeds of cattle that there is no need for 

 me to give more than a general account of those that 

 compose my herd, especially as these remarks are merely 

 " echoes " from my farm. 



If I purchase a yacht, it is presumed that I want her 

 for voyaging on the water. If I buy a carriage, it is for 

 land travel. So it is in regard to cattle. I buy what I 

 deem most suited to the purposes for which they are in- 

 tended. For just this reason owners of Shorthorns, Dev- 

 ons, Jerseys, Guernseys, and Ayrshires, etc., have made 

 their selection. If animals are wanted for beef only, as in 

 certain parts of our country, the larger they are the better, 

 if equally good in other respects. If for quantity of 



