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sing-le beast upon its leg's ; no motion was observed, wbich, 

 they were aware, was a circumstance favourable for fat- 

 tening-. 



In connection watli this subject, he g'ot the following- 

 information ; and in order that they niig-ht fully under- 

 stand it, he would present it in a tabular form. It was as 

 follows : — 



Linseed, 2 lb. boiled for three hours in four gallons of water. 



Cut straw, 10 lb. ) • i -iu • n 

 ^ . c 11 ; mixed with jelly. 



Growing corn, 5 lb. ^ •" •' 



To be given in two messes, alternately with two feeds of Swedes. 



Now, the mode in which the linseed was boiled was of con- 

 siderable' consequence. In the first place, it was boiled for 

 three hours. The jelly Avas then poured upon crushed g-rain 

 and cut straw, much in the same manner in which a man 

 made mortar, being- mixed tog-ether with a shovel, and 

 allowed to stand for an hour. It was then stirred ag'ain, 

 and after the lapse of two hours it was g'iven to the cattle in 

 a hot state, and the result was, that if the animals are fed 

 reg-ularl}^ on this kind of food, and turnips alternately, they 

 remain in a state of extraordinary quiet. They become ex- 

 ceeding'ly fond of it, and commence bellowing- whenever 

 they hear their neig'hbours being- served before themselves. 

 The practice was to g-ive them a meal of the linseed mixture 

 at six in the morning- ; turnips at ten ; another mess of lin- 

 seed in the afternoon ; and turnips again in the evening-. 

 When he saw them first in the morning-, it was after they 

 had got their mess, and he was much astonished to see them 

 on visiting- them on the second occasion, when they were all 

 on the qvi vive for their meal. Two things were to be 

 observed in reg-ard to this system of feeding- — first, that it 

 consisted, in addition to turnips, of a mixture of g-rain, straw, 

 and linseed, in certain quantities; that it was prepared in a 

 particular way, and given hot ; and that the result was 

 double the amount of stock kept on the same amount of land. 

 The proportion of turnips which would be gTOwn upon a 

 farm usually determined the quantity of stock a man mig-ht 

 Keep ; and if, by an improvement in the system of feeding", 

 the quantity of cattle could be doubled, by turning- the 

 money twice instead of once within a year, the farmer would 

 obtain double the profit. But this was not the only advan- 

 tage. He would double the manure which he made at the 

 same time, which would contribute very much to the fertility 



