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lias been pretty tlioroughly explored for choice specimens of ani- 

 mals, wliicli have been purchased and brought to this country with 

 very little regard to expense. At nearly all our cattle shows, 

 may now be seen, the representatives of the herds of England, 

 France, Spain, and even of the Celestial Empire, and they very 

 often carry away the highest premiums. We do not olyect to 

 this. We rejoice to see AmeHcan farmers raanitesting a deter- 

 mination to have the best stock the world affords, and to avail 

 themselves of all the improvements, whether made by the Arabs, 

 by the caravan drivers, or b}' the graziers of Europe. 



He quotes Prof. J. A. Nash for his discourse on "Less land and 

 more labor," and Mr. Greeley on his doctrine, that "No poor man 

 can afford to be a poor farmer." 



On carrots for horses — He says, " For two months past, I have 

 fed my two horses upon carrots and hay. They are in constant 

 service on the road; and under this treatment they usually come 

 out at the end of the 'pile' looking l^etter than when they com- 

 menced. My dose is two quarts, morning, noon, and at night 

 four quarts to each liorse, and as much good sweet English hay as 

 they will eat, and cut whether fed to them dry or otlierwise. 

 There is no waste, the horses eat it better, and have more time to 

 rest, which is quite an important consideration, when the horse is 

 liable to be taken out of the stable at any moment. I always cut 

 them quite fine, before using. Carrots are most excellent for 

 horses whose wind is in any way affected. Last year I paid for 

 carrots nine dollars i>er ton, this year eleven — and at the latter 

 price I prefer them to oats, measure for measure ! 



ENGLISH MODE OF FATTENING POULTRY. 



Oatmeal with milk or water, scalded. Cooped fowls fed at 

 day break, noon and at roosting ti'iie, and as much as they can 

 eat. What they leave should be taken away and given to other 

 fowls, because it sours and they wont eat it freely Their feed 

 troughs should be scalded sweet and clean every day, so that 

 spare troughs must be ready. A constant supply of clean fresh 

 water and a little gravel every day, a little sliced cabbage, some 

 turnip tops or a green turf to pick, variation of diet; occasionally 

 give boiled barley instead of oatmeal. Some feeders give them 

 some grain to pick. If you want the fowls to be very fat chop up 

 some mutton suet or trimming of the loin and scald them with 

 the meal, or boil them in milk or water before pouring tliem 

 over the food. The fat of fowls so fed will be found exceedingly 

 firm. 



