38—1849.] 



THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



■geons, would be beneficial ; and he quoted a statement 

 Sprengel in the first volume of the 

 tojal Agricultural Society's Journal." The Professor 

 Wit down that the urine of cattle is very much advan- 

 ^tirine. The first is, when fresh, 205 parts of 



2£k«ion, 487 parts ; and thirdly, with rain water 

 ?■« m equal parts, 1 622 parts. This is explained by 

 * «t that water absorbs ammoniacal gases ; also, 

 ^"retains and abstracts from the atmosphere car- 



Sit „k f 0ne8 » and g et3 the best portion of the 

 *tU<r at he had seen adopted \wn thN : f. ■■ a:;'. 

 ^J>» yards with sheds, and the 

 •hi* . a ™ a °ger, which is protected by a sort of rack 

 ^ c y admitting the head of the animal only, pre 

 n *™ m from getting more than his share. Thi 

 **2£° h e W ? T6 - ry S ^ mple .' and the P lan . h 



U ri,* naed 4 <> m the management of c 

 StttafJ^ 6 cattle should be healthy anc 

 Halt j r nianure should be made in tb « 

 •«aett tt „ e ,!!° nom y should be considered 



efore briefly 



r'irst, box-feeding, 

 k? *ere wn 68 Were kept ia exceilent health, if the 

 ** SrfSf* d / y : ™ f « bow?ver,\he r site W of thTboies 

 ^inw v ydralned >SO that land water found its 

 **» the «rjf° * ; or » if from an 

 Seattle Were a!Iowed to 



perspiratory powers.— Mr. Maw 



e temperature would varv according to the condition 



the beast If they put an animal into an open shed, 



d it was thoroughly well fed and attended to (which 



plish), it would be in a state 



ion. uut they might put it into the warmest 



hed they had, and if it were not well fee 



o it would not perspire. The fact of the ai 



perspiring was a sure sign that the animal was c 



in his opinion, proceed so i 



.—Mr. Thompson quoted a 



.o him last yet 



y were fed with 



; and therefore it was clear, he tl 



h had done them good. He could not 



