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of each. species be well chosen ; because their quali- 
ties and appearance have much more influence on 
the character of the offspring than those of the fe- 
males ; and 2d. that, during pregnancy, the females 
be abundantly fed, and otherwise subjectedit to no 
hard or injurious treatment.(1 ) | 
2d. Of the fatting of cattle. 
. The objects in fatting. cattle are two—the inerease 
of tallow, which is an important article in domestic 
economy ; and the improvement of the fleshy or mus- 
cular parts; it being found that the lean meat of fat 
animals, was better flavored and more nutritive than 
that of poor ones. The means of effecting this ob- 
ject are. either living vegetables, or those which have 
been cut, dried and stored for use. Under the first 
head are the whole family of the grasses, and under 
the second, grains, roots, peas and beass. .When 
we resort to the first, the only care necessary is, that 
t!e provision of plints be both abundant and nutri- 
tive. Upland pastures, where they unite these con- 
ditions, best fulfil this intention; but the fat of cat- 
tle thus fed, though better distributed, (the effect, 
as we believe, of exercise,) is less in quantity and of 
an inferior quality. The second mode, which is call- 
ed stall. feeding, is more difficult and expensive, and 
requires great attention to the repose of the animal, 
to his cleanliness, and to the caprices of his appetite. 
In England, where this business is most practiced 
and best understood, they envelope the head of the 
fatting animal in several folds of woolen cloth, so as. 
(1) The inhabitants of the Boulonais, in France, employ the mare instead of the 
horse, for all agricultural purposes ; because, besides laboring the soil, they give yearly 
2 foal, which they sell at eight months to the graziers of Normandy. 
