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p.S.—W. H. Windliam, Esq., of Felbrig Hall, has about 40 

 boxes upon his Park Farm, and, with Lord Wodehouse, Sir 

 Edward Stracey, Bart., and other landlords in Norfolk, has 

 commenced the erection of boxes for their tenants, according to 

 the annexed plans. 



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Calves might, upon the compound system of feeding in 

 boxes, be made to weigh 30 or 40 stone each (of 14 lbs.) at a 

 year old. Two returns of fat cattle in a year may be effected. 

 But success will in a great measure depend upon particularity 

 of feeding and cleanliness. A bullock ought never to be long 

 without food, and a clean lock of straw to rest upon ; for when 

 he ceases to eat he will lie down and ruminate, seldom rising 

 except to eat again. Let those who wish to try the experi- 

 ment place their bullocks in boxes on the first of January, 

 and return them at the end of June, when they will have 

 consumed the last of the turnips, which are the worst, and the 

 first of the grass, which is the best ; then replace them with the 

 others, which will consume the last of the grass, which is the 

 worst, and the first of the turnips, which are the best, allowing 

 them a liberal and equal proportion of compound. 



It will easily be seen that the advantage of a quick return 

 consists in selling the same weight of bones with a less propor- 

 tion of meat than if kept a longer period to obtain a greater 

 increase. For, keeping the same price of meat in view, sup- 

 pose an ox is sent, after having been grazed six months, to 

 market, and you are offered 21/. for him, at 7s. per stone, 

 which you refuse, and keep him six months longer ; you then 

 sell him at 7s. per stone; the increased weight during the 

 latter time will chiefly consist of meat, and the return for food 

 will be much less than for the former six months. 



To make the case more clear. I expect that an ox purchased 

 at ten guineas, would at the end of six months weigh 60 stone, 

 of 14 lbs. to the stone, which, if sold at 7s. per stone, would 

 amount to 21/., and repay for his keeping 10 guineas; but if 

 retained six months longer, his weight would not exceed 80 

 stone, which would only amount to 28/., leaving a balance in 

 favour of the quick return of 3/. 10s. 



In the following series of letters I have endeavoured in 



