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nothing but hay. This yoke of cattle have since been killed, and 

 weighed 2,400 lbs., and sold for $160. These cattle, all circum- 

 stances considered, were so remarkable, and the success of the two 

 brothers, who own the farm together, in fattening cattle has been so 

 unusual, that I shall subjoin an extract from a letter from a highly 

 respectable farmer and butcher, in answer to my inquiries in relation 

 to this matter. 



" I requested my brother to look for the weight of the heifer 

 that he purchased of Mr. B. Foster of Manchester. In this he has 

 not been successful, except the weight of the tallow, which was 

 147 lbs. ; and that the heifer weighed, as near as he can recollect, 

 875 lbs., hide, beef, and tallow. This heifer was five years old. 

 In April, 1835, I purchased of Mr. S. Foster a yoke of oxen, and 

 of ]Mr. B. Foster a heifer, the weight of which was as follows : 



Heifer four years old. Oxen. 



Tallow 102 ... . 128 148 



Hide 66 .... 109 109 



Beef \^^^ ... S^20 444 



I 322 ( 520 454 



811 lbs. 1,277 1,155 lbs. 



In March, 1836, I purchased a yoke of oxen of each of the 

 above gentlemen, which weighed as follows : 



Oxen of B. F. Oxen of S. F. 



Tallow 83 100 . . 89 100 



Hide 114 120 . . . 100 96 



g J. C 528 508 . . ^ 490 543 



514 516 . . M91 534 



1,239 1,244 lbs. 1,170 1,273 lbs. 



The above cattle were all of what our farmers call the native 

 breed ; and were fattened without the aid of grain or vegetables, 

 with a very trifling exception ; they were fattened upon grass and 



