570 Cultivation of Grafs Land. Stall-feeding what ncceffary in. 



the feeding of the animals proceed in the mod expeditious and uninterrupted 



manner. And where both moid and dry food are given at the fame time, it may 



be neccffary, in the view of promoting the more quick fattening of the cattle, to 



combine them infuch proportions, according to the cbndit-utions. of the animals, as 



that the too laxative effects of the former may be kept in order by the conftipating 



powers of the latter ; and thus a due balance be preferved, which is the Hate mod 



adapted to the purpofe of fattening. But belides this effect, the combining of 



dry food with thofe rich and juicy fubftances, which have their nourimrnent 



in a clofe or concentrated date, may be advantageous in another point of view, 



which is that of affording a due degree of didention to the ftomach, a condition 



mat is alfo probably neceflary to the expeditious fattening of animals. Without. 



this, that fort of fulnefs or fatiety which induces the animals to take their reft cannot, 



perhaps, be fo completely produced. It is on this principle, that in man a full 



meal cannot be made on flefh meat alone without the afiidance of bread, or fornc 



other fimilar fubftance. On this ground, hay or cut dry meat muft therefore be 



conftantly ufeful in Mail-feeding, with fuch rich roots and plants as are not capable 



of being employed fo as to produce the necefTary degree of ftillnefs. 



In order to accomplifli thcfe different objects in the mod perfect and effectual- 

 manner, it is effential that the clofed attention be beftowed by the farmer to fee 

 that the flock, whether foddered in open fheds or tied up in dalls, be regularly 

 fed, adapting the proportion of food employed each time to the date of the digedive 

 organs of the animal ; cautioufly avoiding, as much as the nature of the bufmefs 

 will admit, either giving too much or too little, as from both extremes injury may 

 be produced : but it is better, as fattening animals are very nice, to let them have 

 rather too little than too much ; for, where any difguft is occafioned, they never, 

 feed fo well afterwards, It is ufeful alfo, on the principle formerly explained,, 

 to vary the kinds of food frequently, fo that there may be lefs danger of their lofing 

 their beneficial effects. This circumdance is much attended to in other countries : 

 fattening dock that is neglected in thefe refpects never fucceed well, or afford the. 

 farmer a jud profit. It is confequently of vad importance to have this buiinefs 

 conducted by aperfon accudomed to the practice. The cattle mould Jikewife be 

 kept condantly free from (landing in any fort of dirt, by having the dung daily 

 removed, and their dandings fwept out quite clean, and well littered down with, 

 dry clean litter of fome of the kinds that have been already recommended, fo as to 

 prevent any fort of nadinefs from adhering to their fkins. 



