CONTENTS, 



I ACE. 



Should probably never be overstocked - 472 

 Disadvantages of over and of under stock- 



ing - 473 



Mixtures of stock sometimes advised - ibid. 

 Much ad vantage iu their being kept regularly 



fed down - 474 



Utility of frequent shifting by a head stock 



and followers - 475 



This method more useful than having 

 different sorts of stock on at the 

 same time - ibid. 



^Disadvantages of mixed stock on - ibid. 

 Near cattle and sheep, best sorts of , 476 

 Advantage, of keeping pastures regularly 



and evenly fed down ibid. 



Injury siislainedby grass running up to seed- 



stems - - ibid. 



A good bite of it necessary from May to 



August 477 



Propriety of stocking the. whole, or only 



in divisions, in eating down ibid. 



Difference of opinion on this subject ibid. 

 Difficulty of ascertaining the point - 478 

 The latter method probably most be 

 neficial - ibid. 

 -Quantity of stock for, various 479 

 Nature and size of animal to be consi 

 dered in this respect - - ibid. 

 State of sward must also be attended to ibid. 

 Only dry pastures can be turned upon in 



winter - - ibid. 



Advantage of eating off with ewes and lambs 



in early spring - - ibid. 



Prinking-ponds f 480 



Advantage of lands being supplied with ibid. 



What necessary in making ibid. 



Proper situations for - ibid. 



Season for forming - * 481 



Forms of setting out ibid 



JKxpences of forming 482 



Dimensions of - ibid. 



Constructed with mason s work in some 



situations 483 



Expences in this way note 484 



,COW.KEEPING . 484 



Beneficial in particular situations ibid. 



Proper sorts of cows for - ibid. 485 



Largo breeds principally employed in 



Middlesex 486 



Circumstances to be attended to in the 



management of 487 



Bulls should be kept with them - ibid. 



Modes of ascertaining their being in calf 488 



Signs of calving - ibid, 



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Disposing of calves - 488 



Attending to binding up, and having proper 



bottoms to yards, necessary ibid. 



Proper feeding of - 48f) 



With succulent food most proper - ibid. 



What necessary to be attended to in ibid. 



Modes of feeding near London - 400 



In the country districts 491 



Observations of baron D Alton upon ibid. 



Milking, what necessary in - 492 



Experiments of different persons on note ibid. 



Times most proper for 493 



Usual number of persons necessary in 



this business - 494 



Profits of this system of management ibid. 



Statements on - note, ibid. 



Few servants requisite in . 49.5 



SUCKLING OF CALVES - 490 



Advantages of - ibid. 



Cows proper for - - ibid. 



Feeding of 497 



Nature of suckling-house - ibid. 



Different methods of 498 



Length of time proper for - ibid. 



What necessary in - - ibid. 



Sucklcrs supplied from large towns 499 



Diseases to which they are subject : 



scouring, and remedies for it - ibid. 

 Necessity of buying-in young calves con 

 stantly in this system - 500 



Prices of them - - ibid. 



Profits of this practice - - ibid. 



What sorts of cakes fatten fastest ibid. 



Disadvantage of keeping them till old 501 



Profits of a cow in this practice stated ibid. 

 REARING OF CALVES - - 502 



Necessary where good cow-stock is wanted ib&amp;gt;d. 

 Ditfercnt methods of this practice ibid. 



In Yorkshire - - ibid. 



In Cheshire ibid. 



In Gloucestershire - ibid. 



In Sussex - - ibid. 



In Suiiblk - 503 



In Norfolk - ibid. 



In Scotland ibid. 



Other modes described - ibid. 



Diseases of calves: the skit ; and remedies 



for it ibid. 



Necessary attention to them in these 



cases - ibid, 



WEANING OF CALVES 504 



Best season for . ibid. 



Best modes of - ibid. 



Substitutes used for milk - 505 



