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resembling it takes place as often as cattle in our cold 

 winter weather are turned into an open meadow and 

 fed from a bay-stack. The hay, in such a case, is used 

 up as fuel for the lungs ; and this not being sufficient 

 in very cold weather, a part of the body of each suf- 

 fering animal is consumed to keep the remnant from 

 freezing. Misery to the animal and poverty to the 

 owner is the results 



203. To return to our illustration from a handful 

 of corn given to an animal — we see what becomes of 

 the starch — it goes to support respiration — keeps the 

 fire burning ; or, in other words, is breathed away in 

 carbonic acid and watery vapor, supplying animal 

 heat by its transformation. The gluten forms muscle, 

 tendon, cartilage, and other similar parts. The oil 

 lays fat over and among the other portions of the body. 

 And the phosphate of lime forms the hard, solid part 

 of the bones, constituting the framework of the 

 whole. 



204. From what has now been said it is manifest 

 that the farmer, who wishes to expend his crops in 

 tl?e most profitable manner, must look especially at 

 two things : 1st. The object for which he feeds any 

 particular animal, whether it be to obtain labor, as in 

 the case of horses and working oxen ; or fat meats, as 

 when- he fattens cattle, sheep, and swine; or milk, 

 as when he feeds cows and suckling ewes; or 

 growth only, as in case of young cattle, store-sheep, 

 and swine. If he would feed to the best advantage, 

 he must have a settled plan with regard to his ani- 



