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economy ; the animals standing with their tails towards the 

 wall, which would offer facility in throwing out the dung, 

 and the area within would answer for the purpose of feed- 

 ing, and attendance upon the cattle. 



The strictest attention should be paid to ventilation, and 

 attendants should watch that the upper tiiabers of the 

 house are dry, as they are liable to become damp from the 

 condensed perspiration, and vapour arising from the respi- 

 ration of the cattle. 



Some experienced feeders affirm, that it is better to leave 

 a gangway of sufficient breadth for the attendants to pass 

 along, at the heads of the cattle, to feed them. And, if 

 possible, troughs well supplied with running water. Where 

 this can be obtained, there can be little doubt of its great 

 utility. 



THE FEEDING COW-HOUSE. 



It has long been ascertained, that the cleaner and more 

 comfortable cattle are kept, the better ; and the utmost 

 diligence should be employed in preserving the food as clean 

 as possible. Upon these depend, in a great measure, their 

 healthy condition ; and consequently the sooner they will 

 become fat and marketable. To attain these objects, Mr. 

 Hunter, of Blackness, near Dundee, a gentleman who paid 

 much attention to agricultural pursuits, had cow-houses 

 constructed in so complete a style, as to answer most effec- 

 tually these desirable ends. His plan was to erect a 

 house of two apartments, an inner one for feeding the 

 cattle, and an outer one for containing the turnips and 

 fodder. 



In wintering young cattle, it is of much importance to 

 keep them sheltered from the wet, and in a warm situation, 

 as they feed much better. They should be tied up in sheds 



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