362 FAEMING FOR LADIES, [chap, xviii. 



of the meat ; but if used for cows, in the 

 small quantity stated, it will much improve 

 the milk. 



To this we must add — that, in Holland, 

 it is very customary to mix oatmeal in the 

 water given to cows during the winter, and 

 this drink is found, not only to keep them 

 better in health than when fed upon hay 

 alone, but also to improve the quality and 

 increase the quantity of the milk. Molasses, 

 mixed in their water, is likewise very nutri- 

 tive : it is, in the West Indies, often thus 

 given to horses, and soon improves the ap- 

 pearance of their coat and condition. It is 

 also frequently given, twice a day, to work- 

 ing oxen and cows, mixed up with any sort 

 of coarsely-ground grain, yams, or roots of 

 any kind, in the proportion of about a pint 

 to a gallon of corn which has been made 

 into a mash with warm water. The negroes 

 call it " Coocoo," and it is eaten by the cattle 

 with great avidity ; nor can there be any 

 doubt of its nutritive property. 



In short, stall-fed cows should be kept in a 

 cool temperature, but quite dry, perfectly 

 clean, and thoroughly well-fed : on which 



