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to its tail, and drop in some Scotch snuff along ia 

 each opening, and this "vvill soon free the Sheep 

 of its vermin. Where it requires immediate re- 

 lief, however, recourse should be had to the meth- 

 od first mentioned. 



TO MANAGE A DAIRY. 



Directions to the cow feeder. 

 Go to the cow-stall at 6 o'clock in the morning, 

 winter and summer; give each cow half a bushel 

 of the mangel-wurzel, carrots, turnips, or pota- 

 toes, cut; at 7 o'clock, the hour the dairy maid 

 comes to milk them, give each some hay, and let 

 them feed, till they are milked, — If she refuses hay, 

 give her something she will eat, such as grain, 

 carrots, &c. during the time she is milking, as it is 

 absolutely necessary the cow should feed while 

 milking. As soon as the woman has finished milk- 

 ing in the morning, turn the cows in the airing 

 ground, and let there be plenty of fresh water, in 

 the trough; at 9 o'clock give each cow 3 gallons 

 of the mixture, (as under: to 8 gallons of grain add 

 4 gallons of bran or pollard;) when they have eaten 

 t'hat, put some hay into the cribs; at 12 o'clock 

 give each 3 gallons of The mixture as before ; if 

 any cow looks for more, give her another gallon; 

 on the contrary if she will not eat what you gave 

 her, take it out of the manger, for never at one 

 time let a cow have more than she will eat up 

 clean. — Mind and keep the mangers clean, that 

 they do not sour. At 2 o'clock give each cow 

 half a bushel of carrots, mangel-wurzel, or turn- 

 ips; look the turnips, &c. &.c. over well, before giv- 

 ing them to the cows, as one rotten turnip will 

 give a bad taste to the milk, annd most likely spoi 



