5l8 MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY 



able. To attain these objects, Mr Hunter, of 

 Blackness, near Dundee, a gentleman who paid much 

 attention to agricultural pursuits, had cow-houses 

 constructed in so complete a style, as to answer most 

 effectually these desirable ends. His plan was to 

 erect a house of two apartments, an inner one for 

 feeding the cattle, and an outer one for containing the 

 turnips and fodder. 



In wintering young cattle, it is of much importance 

 to keep them sheltered from the wet, and in a warm 

 situation, as they feed much better. They should be 

 tied up in sheds or houses constructed for the purpose ; 

 and, if possible, these should be in a yard, surrounded 

 by a wall. The cattle should be tied up in stalls ; and 

 it will be found that they feed faster than when run- 

 ning loose in a yard, and with much less consumption 

 of straw and fodder. 



A principal object with Mr Hunter was to obtain 

 as much manure as possible, and at the same time to 

 save the urine. After the turnips are fully ripened, 

 they are gathered together in large quantities, and the 

 roots are separated from the leaves, with large knives, 

 made of old scythes, or knives purposely constructed, 

 and as much of the earth removed from them as 

 possible, and then carried into a barn, where they are 

 deposited for use. The cattle are first fed with the 

 leaves, until they are exhausted, which they eat with 

 avidity when not withered. The turnips should be as 

 closely piled up as possible, and covered with straw, 

 to preserve them from frost. It must be observed 

 that all the turnips are not removed from the ground 

 at once, but taken up from time to time, as the leaves 

 may be required for food. When turnips are permitted 

 to remain in the ground during the whole winter, the 

 green parts are rendered useless by the alternations of 



