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A. The principal domestic animals reared in this 

 country are horses, cows, swine, sheep and poultry. 



Q. In what manner can the greatest profit be 

 derived from the rearing of domestic animals. 



A. By feeding them abundantly the whole year 

 long, by giving them all the care they require and 

 by keeping those only which can be properly cared 



and attended to. 



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Q. What quantity of milk should a good cow 

 give ? 



A. A good cow should give at least two and a half 

 to three gallons of milk, and ought to do so for ten 

 or twelve months if properly fed. This milk ought 

 to be white and yield a sufficient quantity of cream. 



Q. What quantity of milk do the best cows yield 

 on an average. 



A. The best cows yield from four to four and half 

 gallons of milk. Some yield as much as from five to 

 six gallons, but they are seldom to be met with. The 

 cows that yield the greatest quantity of milk are 

 not always the best, for it sometimes happens that 

 this milk when very abundant is of a poor quality, 

 and does not yield much cream. 



Q. How is the quality of the milk generally tested ? 



A. It is generally tested by its colour ; rich milk 

 is.of a white color, poor milk is blue. 



