CHAPTER VI 



CATTLE 



There are several systems in vogue concern- 

 ing the management of cattle. First there is 

 the system of buying cows just before or after 

 calving, and feeding them to produce as much 

 milk as possible, and at the same time to get 

 them fat for the butcher in about twelve 

 months. No breeding is done, and the cows 

 often cost three or four pounds more when 

 bought than when sold. This method is pur- 

 sued on farms near large cities having little or 

 no arable land. The ground is often poor but 

 highly rented, owing to its natural advantages 

 for milk-selling. 



On cheese farms a breeding herd of cows is 

 kept ; all calves are sold at a week old, except 

 the best heifer calves, which are kept for future 

 use in the herd. The cows are spring calvers. 



On farms having a lot of grass and a fair 



