THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



cents a pound, and instantly accepted. Sub- 

 sequently others asked if we could not supply 

 them, and then another cow was bought, and 

 then another, until eventually a dairy herd 

 was established. 



When milk from even the three cows had 

 to be set for creaming, the inadequacy of 

 pans became apparent; so a cream separator 

 was purchased, which, of course, gave us more 

 fresh skim milk than we could possibly use for 

 the poultry, and we concluded to buy one or 

 two calves an easy matter in our vicinity, for 

 nearly every farm keeps cows, and sells the 

 milk wholesale to a man, who collects for a 

 firm which runs restaurants in the city. There- 

 fore calves are at a discount, and are either 

 sold at fifty cents apiece, as soon as born, or 

 killed. Mrs. Fred loves all young things, but 

 calves especially; and her second girl, Edith, 

 then about twelve years old, resembled her 

 mother in this respect. So they aided and 

 abetted the new venture. 



It is surprising how little difference a few 

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