94 A TREATISE ON THE CONNECTION OF 



these 'kingdoms, without a probability of causing any 

 diminution in the public revenue. 



Did the conveniencies attached to a Scotch farm allow 

 the industry of the tenant to be exerted in preserving 

 rthe urine and dung of his cattle, by constantly bedding 

 them with, or mixing their urine and dung with dry 

 peat, or when this substance is not to be procured, 

 with rich black mould, the consumption of all the straw 

 by cattle would, in such .case, be found to be a practice 

 highly conducive to the interest of the farmer. 



Mr. Bakewell and Mr. Chaplain, two very skilful 

 breeders of stock in England, are said to pursue, very 

 different modes in the feeding and maintenance of their 

 horses and cattle. The one gentleman is said to supply 

 them with hay, and to use all his straw for litter ; whilst 

 the other consumes the whole produce of hay and straw 

 from his farm in feeding and maintaining of cattle. A plat- 

 form is constructed on which the cattle stand, sufficiently 

 open in the seams to allow them being kept clean and 

 -dry, without any bedding of straw. This method ad- 

 mits 



