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overnight and boiled for a short time next 

 morning, and salt and sugar added. 



All calves are turned to grass about May, 

 and get a pound or two of linseed cake each 

 per day. Calves born after August are not 

 turned to grass till next year, and generally do 

 well, as they have a start over spring calves. 

 Calves should be brought into yards in October 

 or November from the pastures. The winter 

 the calves are then entering on is a critical 

 time ; they should be divided into two lots, one 

 comprising the older and bigger calves and the 

 other the younger calves only about six months 

 old. Put the older ones in a strawyard, but 

 give the younger ones better shelter and feeding 

 at the homestead; 13 lbs. of roots, 2 J lbs. of 

 linseed cake, and hay ad lib. will be a good 

 diet for them, with plenty of water. Early 

 in May they should be put on rough pasture 

 till December. In the second winter straw, 

 roots, and about 4 lbs. of cotton cake should be 

 given in two meals a day. The third summer 

 resembles the preceding. The cattle are now 

 two, to two and a half years old, and may be 

 steers ready for fattening or in-calvers. 



Fattening. — We next come to the fattening 



