JAN.] COWS. 15 



Rent of an acre, . 1 O O 



lithe, 030 



Kates, O 5 O 



Mowing, making, carting, and stacking, 1O O 



Manuring once in four years, - - O 15 



Fences, O10 



.2 14 O 



Interest and profits, ten per cent. - 054 



\ . 



2 19 4 

 After-grass, if spld, - O 1O O 



Expence of Hay, - - - - j. 2' 9 4 



-Such land, therefore, if it produces one ton of 

 hay, ascertains the cost of the hay to be4Qs. 4d. 

 a ton say 50s. Supposing then a cow to be fed 

 at the rate of 56 Ib. per diem, and that only 

 during 12O days, it is exaclly three tons, which, at 

 50s. is 7\. 10s. No other calculation is necessary 

 to prove that feeding cows with hay is ruinous. I 

 have fed cows with my own hands, that have ate 

 o61b. per diem ; hut supposing only 30lb. per 

 diem, it is above one ton and a half, at 50s. above 

 3l. 15s. which, for four months only, is much too 

 high ; and ought to convince the young farmer 

 how necessary it is for him to provide green win- 

 ter food. 



In the Annals, vol. xvi. p. 36l, is an experiment 

 of mine, in feeding smaller cows, such as would 

 fatten to about 45 stone (14 Ib.) Three milch 

 ones ate, in October, 96 Ib. each, of cabbages, per 

 diem : and, in another trial, 3C)lb. of cabbages, and 

 10| Ib. of hay each per diem ; or, in the propor- 

 tion 



