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cabbages, lucerne, linseed-cake, D. C. cake, 

 ground oats, bran, beanmeal and Indian meal, 

 maltcombs, maize. 



Of the concentrated foods, an animal 

 should receive up to eight Ibs. per day for 

 each two gallons of milk produced. Succulent 

 food must not be given in too great quantities, 

 especially forcing foods, such as brewers' 

 grains. Some milk contractors stipulate that 

 these shall not be given at all, as they pro- 

 duce a very "unstable" milk, i.e. milk which 

 sours rapidly. 



Where farms are situated near the town, Delivery 

 it will pay the farmer much better to retail 

 his own milk as he will then get (according 

 to locality) 3d. to 4d. per quart for it. 



In most cases, however, from different 

 reasons, this is not practicable, and it has 

 first to be sent to the retailer who delivers to 

 the householder. The farmer then realises 

 from 6d. to 8d. per imperial gallon as an 

 average price all the year round. In London 

 milk is bought by the large dealers by the 



