503 Cultivation oj Grafs Land. Weaning of Calves. Buds. Dairying. 



It is added by the fame author, that &quot; when calves have attained their firfl year 

 they are called buds or yearlings and though at this time they be able to mix 

 v\ith the herd, yet it would be moft prudent, if not attended with too great an in 

 convenience, to fufFer them to remain in a pafture by themfelves. But if this can 

 not be done, let them be turned out with the dry frock, and not permitted to run. 

 \vith the cows, as this might probably be the caufe of their taking the bull a mca- 

 fure which fhould at this age be cautioufly guarded againft, as fuch buds as pro 

 pagate at this early age moftiy receive a check in their growth on this account : and 

 if, during the fuccceding winter, they were to be managed as before directed, 

 their future growth would be found to pay ample intereft for the fodder that is now 

 given them; only this is to be obferved, that as their ftrength is now confiderably 

 augmented, a lefs valuable fodder may fuffice, and good pea draw may fupply the 

 place of hay. Such farmers as have low rumy meadows, where there is frequently 

 a length of oldgrafsin the winter, may, in this fecond year, turn the calves into 

 them, as they will meet with plenty of nourifhing food, whilft the weather is fair 

 and open.&quot; 



At two years old fome fufFer heifers to take the bull, and think it the beft me 

 thod ; but others fuppofe it a better practice for the cows, and more to the intereft 

 of the farmer, to wait a year longer before they are put to the males, as they will 

 make much better cows by fuch a delay. 



It is in all cafes by much the beft practice to feed the young cattle ftock botlt 

 the firft and fecond year, efpecially in the winter feafon, as well as pofFible as,, 

 when the contrary method is adopted, their growth is fo reftricted that they can 

 afterwards fcarcely be brought into a proper ftate of thriving by the belt food : 

 fuch as turnips ; hay, with root food, carrots and potatoes, may be the mod bene 

 ficial in the fecond winter, great care being taken to keep them clean by proper 

 littering. When draw is the common food, fuch roots mould be employed in a lar 

 ger proportion. The two-year old cattle, whether of the male or female kind, 

 fhould be fed with hay or good ft raw, according as they can be more conveniently 

 afforded, interpoling feeds of turnips, cabbages, or other fimilar forts of food. Jn 

 general it may be a good rule to keep cattle of the fame age and kind as much to 

 gether as circumftances will permit ; as by fuch means they feed better, are lefs 

 liable to accidents, and are capable of being fed more properly, as they moftiy re 

 quire the leaft feeding while young. 



Dairying* There are fome forts of grafs lands thatanfwer better in this manage- 



