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condition of his cows that he could take these strippers 

 (which he was careful to have under six years old), and so 

 increase their yield of milk as to produce a fair profit upon 

 this alone; and also so increase the weight and value 

 of the carcass in six to ten months as to sell them 50 per 

 cent, above the purchase price. A system that could pro- 

 duce milk profitably while fattening the cow, must have 

 some merits worthy of adoption. He gives the key to his 

 " leading featurt" of practice, as "the maintenance of the 

 condition of the cow under a large yield of milk." This 

 he does by giving a portion of food rich in albuminoids. 

 Milk being a highly albuminous product, it draws strongly 

 upon these elements in food. If we take his example of 

 feeding six cows 191 days examine his ration, weight of 

 his cows at beginning and end of experiment, product 

 of milk, etc. it will give the best insight into his 

 practice. 



