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in the early part of the feafon; or grafs, as 

 foon as fprinir puts in. In the latter end of 

 Mav, or the beginning of June, according to 

 the time of their bei,.g dropped, they are 

 Turned away to grafs^ and water only, for the 

 fummer. 



2. YEARLINGS. Young cattle are, I be- 

 lieve, invariably, houfcd the firft winter : 

 generally loofe ; and are generally indulged 

 with the beft hay the farm will afford. 

 Their fummer pafture is fuch as conveniency 

 will allow them: moftly of a fecondary na- 

 ture. In the open-field (late, the common 

 was generally their fummer pafture. 



3. Two- YEAR OLDS. The fecond winter, 

 oat ftraw is the common fodder of young 

 cattle. Generally tied by the neck in hovels 

 or under flieds. Their fummer pafture, com- 

 fnons, woody waftes, rough grounds, or what- 

 ever beft fuits their owner's conveniency. 



At two years old the STEERS- provinci- 

 ally, " itots," are generally broke-into the 

 yoke; but are not, by good hufbandmen, 

 worked much at that age. 



At two years old, alib, the HEIFERS pro- 

 yincially, <* whies," are generally put to the 



bulJ. 



