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On the other hand, milk sells well in winter, 

 when it is not difficult to realise 9d. to 

 9|d. wholesale, after paying the cost of 

 carriage for a short distance; but should it 

 happen that other producers are competing 

 for the local trade, it may be found better 

 to sell cream, butter, or, during the summer 

 season, cream and curd cheese, the produce 

 of new milk. 



The reader will find detailed descriptions 

 of the management of the cow, and the 

 construction of the cowhouse and its fittings 

 in some of the books named at the end of 

 this paper, but we may remark that on many 

 Small Holdings, especially in Yorkshire, we 

 have found that a plain floor made of chalk 

 and covered with beaten earth answers very 

 well for the stalls. There are no racks or 

 mangers; the hay is placed in front of the 

 cow, and the prepared ration in a strong 

 and well-painted tub, which is removed and 

 cleaned after each meal. The stalls are short, 

 so that the hind feet of the cow are almost 

 level with the gutter in which most of the 

 manure falls. They are warm, clean, and 

 require less bedding than where they are larger 

 and provided with a manger. It may be 

 added that where the milk, cream, or butter 



