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II. Cows. This admits of two principal 

 fubdivifions. 



1. Management of Cows. 



2. Dairying. 



i. MANAGEMENT OF Cows. This fubjedt 

 requires to be further fubdivided into 



1. Rearing. 3. Treatment. 



2. Purchasing. 4. Difpofal. 



1. Rearing. It has already been fai'd that 

 the Vale ftill continues to rear its own ftock. 

 The rearing of cows will appear in the next 

 lection, under the general head REARING 

 CATTLE. 



2. Purchasing Cows. Though a dairyman 

 may in general rear his own cows, he mud 

 be fortunate indeed if he never have occaliou 

 to purchafe a cow. 



The favourite points of amilking-cow here 

 are, a thin thigh; a lank thin-fkinned bag 

 hanging backward ; teats long, and fufri- 

 ciently free of milk without fpilling it ; dug 

 veins large j and horns yellow. 1 will not 

 vouch for the infallibility of all thcfe points ; 

 but this I can fay, that I never noticed a cow 

 faith a thick flcihy thigh which was a good 

 milker. 



The dimenfions of the handfomcft cow I 

 have feen of the true Vale breed, rifing five 



years 



