XV. A Cow Trick 



I HATE to revive the old-fashioned cow- 

 poke, but I don't know what else to do. 

 Fenceviewer II., eldest daughter of the Red 

 Cow, has discovered that even a wire fence 

 can't stand the pressure of a little over half a 

 ton of muscular beef. Part of the wire fencing 

 on the farm is of a kind that was popular a 

 number of years ago. It consists of seven strands 

 of wire tightly stretched along the posts, with up- 

 right slats fastened every few feet. It is a presenta- 

 ble-looking fence, and for all ordinary purposes is 

 entirely satisfactory, but this cow has discovered 

 that by pushing her head through between the wires 

 and throwing her weight against the fence she can 

 break the wooden uprights and walk right through. 

 The result is that unless she is watched she helps 

 herself to apples in the orchard whenever she feels 

 like it. She can go through the fence anywhere 

 whenever she wants to. But, though the other cows 

 see her do it, they do not seem to learn the trick. 



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