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KEEPING ONE COW. 



better not attempt it, but keep his half acre to raise vegetables 

 and fruit, buying the food required to keep his cow. A cow can be 

 made very profitable if kept in the following way; First, as to the 

 accommodation required, a yard fifteen feet by fifteen, and a stable 

 or cow-shed arranged as in the following plan. J, manure shed ; 

 ./>', bin for dried earth ; (7, cow ; .D, store-room ; E, window for put- 

 ting in hay ; F, door, <?, trap to loft; H t feeding trough. Have her 

 food provided as follows: into a common pail put one quart 



Fig. 1. STABLE AND YARD. 



of provender (" provender " is oats and peas ground together, 

 and can be purchased at any feed store), one-quarter pound of oil- 

 cake, then fill the pail nearly full of bran and pour boiling water 

 over the whole ; stir well with a stick, and put it away covered with 

 an old bit of carpet until feeding time ; give her that mess twice a 

 day. Have her dinner from June to November consist of grass or 

 fodder cut and brought in twice a week by some farmer or market 

 gardener in exchange for her manure and sour milk. In Montreal, 

 grass and fodder are brought to market by the " Habatants," and 

 sold in bundles. As to quantity, a good big armful will be 

 sufficient, and it is more healthful for the cow if it is a little 

 wilted. In the winter hay and mangels are to be fed in place of 

 the grass and fodder. She should also have salt where she can 

 take a lick when so minded, and fresh water three times a day. 

 The yard should be kept clean by scraping up the manure every 

 morning into the little shed at the end of the stable. 



The following table shows the food required to keep one cow 

 through the entire year : 



Hay, the best, two tons, at $10 per ton $30.00 



200 pounds of Oil-cake, at $4 per 100 pounds 8.00 



800 pounds of Provender, at $1 per 100 pounds 8.00 



Half, a ton of Bran, at $12 per ton 6.00 



One ton of Mangels 5.00 



$47. 00 



