BREEDS OF CATTLE. 



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the dairy should be fed skim milk, with a teacupful 

 of ground flax-seed and middlings. These should 

 be mixed before grinding. This prevents the mill 

 from clogging. To keep the calves growing, feed 

 liberally with bulk}', succulent food, composed 

 largely of clover, roots and silage. The heifers 

 should have their first calf when two years of age. 



SORGHUM— A VAl.i \i:i.l. FORAGE PLANT FOR MUCH COWS. 



