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fed down in the ordinary course ; this could only be looked for 

 in certain seasons of the year, when the natural grasses are 

 nearly all annuals ; but these indigenous grasses can be supple- 

 mented with artificial grasses, aided by a system of paddock- 

 feeding, as indicated in the treatise on Agriculture, and it is 

 probable that only in such way could complete success be 

 attained and an uniform quality of meat supplied. 



