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latter point minute attention should be paid 

 to the appetite of the animal, and no more 

 food should be given than she will eat with a 

 relish. Cows should, indeed, never be sur- 

 feited with food at any one meal, and it is 

 better to feed them often, with a little at a 

 time : but if more be given than they can eat 

 at once, then let the remainder be imme- 

 diately taken away; as, if allowed to blow 

 upon it, nothing but sheer hunger will after- 

 wards induce them to consume it. When 

 done feeding they should be left undisturbed, 

 for the purpose of chewing the cud in quie- 

 tude. They should be maintained in good 

 condition, but not be permitted to become 

 fat, for as they get into flesh their milk begins 

 to fail. 



