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cart and occasional bad debts. In some 

 cases milk is retailed at 3d. per quart in 

 summer and 4d. in winter, but it should not 

 be sold below these figures. At all times 

 the small holder should make a point of re- 

 cording the yield of his cows. If he takes a 

 deep interest in the welfare and improvement 

 of his herd he will find that the time occupied 

 in this process adds very little to his work, 

 but if daily weighing and recording is objec- 

 tionable, the work should be performed at 

 least twice weekly, while, by the aid of a 

 Gerber Tester, the quantity of fat can be 

 frequently and accurately ascertained. 



It is important to notice that, as one of the 

 chief features of the Small Holding is the 

 production of food for the house, a cow should 

 invariably be kept where it is requisite to 

 provide for a family. How great is the 

 assistance which a cow can render may be 

 shown by the following case. Some years 

 ago a friend of our own living in one of 

 the London suburbs was anxious to provide 

 milk, cream, and butter for his family by 

 maintaining a cow upon his own premises, 

 to which no grass land was attached. As he 

 would be compelled to purchase the whole 

 3f the food, he was doubtful whether he could 



