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would object to the expense. There are, however, 

 two ways of meeting this difficulty. First, if a gen- 

 tleman of fortune, good judgment and public spirit, 

 would be at the trouble to procure such an animal, 

 he might charge a double or a treble fee for turning 

 a cow to him. This would lighten his expense, and 

 all those who knew their own interest would be glad 

 to pay, and to drive their cows a considerable dis- 

 tance to avail themselves of the advantage. Or a 

 number of persons might join, and hold such a beast 

 as common stock, for their own use, and for those, 

 who wished for the opportunity of raising good 

 calves. The same might be done in regard to the 

 best cows and the best tups. Such a course might 

 tend to improve our stock where no one could well 

 spare the capital to improve his own ; but I fear our 

 labors will be in vain, till more attention is paid to the 

 male animal. 



