102 cows. 



of the horse, because there are so few who know how 

 to treat this noble animal when he lies stretched and 

 groaning at their feet. If owners of horses would 

 but study superficially these diseases, how many fine 

 beasts might be saved from incurable malady, or a 

 sudden death ! 



O N TH E 



IMPROVEMENT OF MILCH COWS. 



So soon as you find your heifer becomes very for- 

 ward with calf, you should commence feeding her 

 with slops or some kind of grain ground, so as to 

 make slops ; and that will cause the heifer to spring 

 her bag. About two or three weeks before she has 

 her calf, and the same time after, you should give 

 her some short corn ; say half a gallon of ears each 

 day, which will strengthen her, and she will soon re- 

 cover from calving. She should then be fed high, 

 and that will make her one of the first rate milch 

 cows, and you must continue on to feed with plenty 

 of hay and slops during the whole time your cows are 

 giving milk. 



When your cow has had her second calf, and it has 

 broken and made the bag soft, they should be seper- 

 ated. The cow should have but very little slops or hay 

 to-day, as to-morrow I would have her spaid.. After 



