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 bulky, succulent food, composed 

 largelv of clover, roots and silage. The heifers 

 should have their first calf when two years of age. 



A VALU.ABLE FORAGE PLANT FOR MILCH COWS. 



