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cut, and every morning the stockman cuts two or tliree 

 swathes of the growing crop with a one-horse mowing 

 machine, fitted with a corn-reaping attachment. This 

 greatly facilitates the labour of gathering the crop. 

 The sheaves are thrown over the movable fence. 



As the distance from the growing crop to the fence 

 increases, the heaps are carried to the cattle on an 

 ordinary hay bogie, which is fitted with " creel " sides. 



There is great economy in this system of soiling. 

 The carting of the green fodder is reduced to a 

 minimum, and, a still greater saving, the necessity 

 of carting out manure from the houses is avoided. 



In order to distribute the manure properly, the 

 soiling heaps should be spread over the area as 

 evenly as possible. 



The above is the system followed for summer feeding 

 of such crops as vetch, rye-grass, etc. As a crop is 

 cleared a second fence is run up, inclosing between the 

 two fences about one acre for every twenty cattle. In 

 moving the fences later, the " leap-frog " system is 

 again followed. 



Another system which the writer has followed and 

 which he has found very useful for the winter folding 

 of such crops as rape and kale is to erect what 

 may be called an angle movable fence. By altering 

 the position of a portion of the fence, an operation 

 which only involves the removal of about four stakes, 

 a fresh piece of food can be given to the animals every 

 day. This system obviates the necessity of cutting 

 the crop and prevents the trampling of the crops which 

 would result if a large area of the crops was given to 

 the animals.* It is remarkable how intelligent cattle are, 

 and how soon they learn (where this system of folding 

 is followed) not to trample on the fresh portion of 

 food. 



This movable fence is quite a feature in itself. It 



