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they appear not to have much appetite, a little salt may be 

 rubbed into their mouth, and they may occasionally have a 

 raw egg put down their throat. At five or six weeks old, if a 

 little sweet hay is tied in a small bundle with a string, and 

 hung before them, they will pick a little of it ; and by thus 

 exciting the saliva the digestion will be assisted. It is only 

 by minute attention that the suckling of calves can be made 

 more profitable than the making of butter or cheese. When 

 it is well managed, and the price of veal is about one-half the 

 price of butter by the pound, there is an advantage in suck- 

 ling, but otherwise making butter is more profitable. 



