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butcher will beat him, from having been able to 

 bring the live to the test of the dead weight, in 

 such a variety of case:;, that his knowledge is per- 

 fect. The grazier cannot equal him, but his near- 

 est approximation will be by means of carefully 

 weighing. 



COWS. 



It is no great object to a good farmer to get his 

 cows out of the farm yard this month, if he has a 

 provision of ruta baga and chaff, as he ought. He 

 must be very amply p ovided with grasses, indeed, 

 to do it to good purpose, as his flock of sheep 

 in ust be the first object for spring food. Besides, 

 the raising of great quantities of manure in the 

 farm-yard, is so important an object, that he should 

 keep it in sight as long as possible. Turning out 

 any cattle, before there is a good bite for them, is 

 unprofitable ; for a field so begun will not last, 

 proportionably with another of a proper growth. 

 The milch cows should have their bellies full of 

 roots and cut> straw throughout this month, and be 

 always kept well littered both in the yard and in 

 the house. 



HORSES. 



The horses ought to be kept in the stable 

 throughout this month, and to have plenty of lit- 

 ter, that they may continue to raise much dung. 

 This is so busy a time, that a close eye should be 

 had to the work that the teams perform, as one day 



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