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bruised, and moistened with water, as the cow 

 would otherwise swallow the oats whole, which 

 would not only fail in giving nourishment, but might 

 be productive of obstruction and disease. Fine pol- 

 lard also, moistened or mashed, is a nourishing food : 

 the milch cow, however, should always have exer- 

 cise, and it is more especially necessary, when ex- 

 traordinary and substantial food is allowed. 



Another great object for our crack cow-master and 



lady of the snug rural mansion, is to have milk, 



cream, and butter, in a generous abundance and 



high quality, throughout the winter, as well as the 



summer season ; and of these, if they will take care 



enough to walk in our old and well-trodden paths, 



they shall not fail. The method is by contriving to 



have a fresh milker in the winter, with an ample 



store of the best provisions for the season. I will 



here just touch upon a point which ought to be of 



great interest to humanity. Should a family of the 



description here indicated, have milk, either new or 



skimmed, to spare, the poor labourers in the vicinity 



will be glad and ready purchasers. It is a trouble 



my family most willingly incurred. To the great 



disgrace of the land, flowing with milk and honey, 



and eaten up with religious zeal, the wretched poor, 



to whose toil and exhaustion we owe all our luxuries 



and comforts, have never been able to obtain milk 



for the sustenance of their offspring and their own 



most innocent enjoyment, even in the dairy counties. 



SUMMER FEEDING : and let it always be recollected, 



that economy is the leading feature of our plan. 



Natural grass is the first and best of all food for 



