46 ON MILCH COWS AND HEIFERS. 



promising, and gave evidence of the increasing inter- 

 est in the community, in raising a better kind of 

 stock, than has been heretofore manifested. The 

 greatly enhanced value of all kinds of stock for a few 

 years past, seems to have given an impetus to the 

 farmers, and induced them to bestow more par- 

 ticular attention to the subject ; they seem to have 

 been more careful to select the best for raising, in- 

 stead of selling the best to the butcher. Fifty dol- 

 lars for a cow, till within a year or two, has been 

 thought to be a very great price. But within two 

 years, double, and in some instances three times that 

 sum has been paid for cows, in the County of Essex, 

 and the income has warranted the expenditure. If 

 good cows are worth fifty dollars, and superior cows 

 from that to two hundred, as in one instance men- 

 tioned by the agricultural commissioner, they cer- 

 tainly will repay the farmer for bestowing his best 

 attention in selecting, and very nice care in raising 

 young stock. Of course when cows command such 

 prices, corresponding good treatment will be bestow- 

 ed upon them in feeding and providing for them; 

 and we cannot doubt for a moment, but the farmer 

 is always fully remunerated, for the good care he 

 may give Jo his stock, and especially to his cows. 

 We believe that if some attention is given to have 

 cows always supplied with green succulent food, the 

 trouble and expense will be fully reimbursed, in the 

 increased quantity and improved quality of the milk 

 which they will yield. It is believed that nothing is 

 better than good sweet grass feed, when it can be 

 had in abundance. But in some parts of the sea- 



