No. 11. 



To our Patrons. 



355 



mense size and beauty, of 2 and 3 years old, 

 are sold at Weyhill Fair for this purpose. 1 

 once went from London to Dudley expressly 

 to purchase a horse for heavy work, and was 

 shown a team of four which were at work in 

 a double furrow plough, which required no 

 person to hold or iodide it. After accompany- 

 ing them about an liour, I selected one, of a 

 beautiful chestnut color, six years old, by the 

 name of " Lion." His place was immediately 

 filled by a colt from another team, four years 

 old, and this was the system pursued by the 

 farmer, who had made a large fortune by it : 

 he had, at the time I made the purchase, fif- 

 teen of these fine animals of ditferent ages, 

 all for sale when applied for. I gave, on the 

 spot, 70 guineas for this horse; the price ap- 

 peared high, but I was offered 100 guineas for 

 him before I reached London, and he proved 

 to be the best and cheapest horse on the es- 

 tablishment. The person of whom 1 pur- 

 chased him made a conscience of never sell- 

 ing a horse for pounds, shillings and pence ; 

 always for guineas! Now, sir, if you had 

 seen these four " Lions" rJairning heavy lay 

 land for wheat, two furrows at a time, and 

 walking five miles an hour, requiring only a 

 man to guide them and not the plough, and 

 making about the best work that I ever expect 

 to see, I am pretty sure that you would have 

 come to the conclusion that all the advantage 

 was on one side. These horses required no 

 driving, the man had only to keep them back, 

 and I was delighted with the farmer's obser- 

 vation at parting — " you see," said he, " I al- 

 ways allow my horses nearly as much corn as 

 they can cleverly eat ; their work is then their 

 pleasure, for they are above it. Always keep 

 your horses above their work ; it is then their 

 play, and they will continue to thrive and im- 

 prove : oxen ar£ very well, but I could not wait 

 for them to come — my horses go." 



J. W. R. 



Chester Co., May 2-lth, 1839. 



For the Farmers' Cabinet. 



Feeding Cattle. 



Mr. Editor — You will oblige one of your 

 constant readers by publi.shing the following 

 extract. It is short but not less worthy. I 

 would recommend to all my brother farmers 

 who have adopted the soiling system, to see 

 that their cattle are properly attended to and 

 at regular intervals. Nothing should be per- 

 mitted to break in upon and derange your 

 system, for upon this, in a good degree, rests 

 your success. 



"Regularity of feeding cattle is of prime 

 importance. Three times a day, preci.^ely at 

 a certain hour, cattle, according to Mr. Law- 

 rence, should be furnished with their food. — 

 M. Dean observed, that neat cattle and horses 



-should not have so much laid before them at 

 once as will quite serve to fill them. The 

 hay they have breathed on much they will 

 not cat up clean, unless they are very hungry. 

 It is best, therefore, to fodder them twice at 

 night, and twice in the morning. Let neat 

 cattle as well as horses have both light and 

 fresh air let in upon their ff)ddcr wlien the 

 weather is not too cold and stormy to allow 

 the windows to be open. Wiiat one .sort of 

 cattle leaves should be given to another sort. 

 Those that chew the cud will eat the leavings 

 of those who do not, and vice versa." 



THE FARMERS' CABINET. 



JUNE 15, 1839. 



To our Patrons. 



With the next number we complete the 

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