278 STOCKING COWS IMPORT PARIS CONSUMPTION. 



from the dairy, and turned off to graze. Her udder 

 had assumed a very hard state, and she was unable to 

 rise. There is little doubt but that this induration of 

 the udder had gradually arisen from imperfect milk- 

 ing ; the milk not being perfectly drained off, thence 

 obstructions gradually increasing in the ducts, until, 

 at length, the disease was formed. This is a common 

 cause of injury to the udders of cows, as is also that 

 villanous and cruel cow-jobbing trick of stocking cows 

 on sale in the northern phrase, hefting them : the 

 animals are left several days unmilked, in order to dis- 

 tend the udder to its utmost capacity, by way of at- 

 tracting the attention of the buyer. I had formerly 

 several cases of violent inflammation in the udder, of 

 young cows particularly, from this cause. I would 

 seriously and earnestly recommend to large and influ- 

 ential purchasers of cows, to join and put an end to 

 this torturing and injurious practice, absolutely useless 

 and ridiculous, in any point of view whatever. It is 

 an actual imputation on the common sense of pur- 

 chasers. Could I possibly spare room, I should with 

 pleasure transcribe the whole of Mr. Dick's excel- 

 lent letter: circumstanced as I am, I can only re- 

 commend it seriously to the attention of all who are 

 concerned in cows and dairying. 



Imported into Liverpool from Ireland, during the 

 year 1829, (the number short by five weeks being 

 omitted,) Cows, 45,541 ; Calves, 10,358. Liverpool 

 Mercury. 



According to the best information to be obtained, 

 there are annually consumed in Paris 75,000 oxen, 

 8000 cows, 76,000 calves, 80,000 pigs, and 370,000 



