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tended : much, he fays, depends upon attend- 70. 



Mr. Rcbins Cook rears about twelve ; keeps 

 them at the teat twice a day, till three or four 

 weeks old ; and once a day, till three or four 

 weeks older : then offers them the pail ; but* 

 if they refufe, or are difficult to learn to drink 

 at that age, he leaves them to take their 

 chance at turneps, hay, and water. 



Generally lofes three or four a year in the 

 gargut *. 



Mr. Arthur Bay field rears twelve to fifteen ; 

 ufed to rear eighteen or twenty, Takes them 

 off the cow at a fortnight or three weeks old : 

 finds no difficulty in learning them to drink at 

 that age : keeps them at milk twice a day, 

 until ten or twelve weeks old ; with turneps, 

 turncp-tops and hav; but no bran,&c. Cuts the 

 turnep-tops, to prevent their being littered 

 about. 



Mr. Jonathan Bond, of North-Walfham, 

 keeps eight cows ; rears ten calves : buys 

 them chiefly of the drovers : -drove calves 

 very dear this year; from twelve to fifteen 



* ** Gargut," or " murrain," taken fuddcnly : a 

 fort of mortification between the fkin and the flefli : the 

 fldn upon the part is faid to be "as hard and Kjrfii'as th- 

 crackling of roaft pork*" 



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