SEPTEMBER. 485 



the heavy autumnal rains come. The farmer's 

 judgment must be exercised in this, as in so many 

 other cases; dry sound soils answer best for kept 

 rouen. 



Remember that beef is cheaper at Michaelmas 

 than at any time throughout the year; for grass- 

 fed cattle are then at once brought to market: this 

 should give the attentive grazier an idea of varying 

 from the common method; to sell only a part of 

 cattle at this time. 



In drawing off a lot or lots for sale, it is common 

 to sell the fattest, and keep on the ill-doing ones 

 for further exertions. If the food provided be not 

 costly, this to a certain degree is admixsii'le; but if 

 the beasts are for cake or corn ; or the quantity of 

 other food rather limited, it is a very questionable 

 conduct. I would not give expensive food to stock 

 which have proved themselves unthrifty, but, on the 

 contrary, draw off for this purpose the most thriv- 

 ing ones in the lot: the contrary conduct has often 

 been the reason why all winter-fatting has been so 

 heavily condemned. The moment a grazier is well 

 convinced that he has a beast that is an it I- doer, the 

 first loss is the best, and he should get rid of him as 

 soon as he can, 



COWS. 



The dairy of cows must have plenty of grass 

 throughout this month, or their milk, will be very apt 

 to fail. Lucern, mown green, and given them in a 

 yard, is the most profitable way of feeding : the pro- 

 duct is so regular, that it is an easy matter to pro- 



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