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trast as would require no farther argument to con- 

 vince him of its value. 



Look at that poor, gaunt cow as she comes from a 

 pasture field after a hard day's work, fighting flies un- 

 til she is desperate, and sometimes until she has 

 given up in despair, too exhausted to battle longer 

 against them, or attempt to dislodge them as they 

 cluster on her neck and back undisturbed. Notice 

 her shuffling gait and melancholy face, the picture 

 of despondency, her hair standing on end. Turn 

 out into the same barnyard a cow that has been 

 properly soiled in stables darkened to exclude the 

 flies ; she is as plump as partridges after wheat har- 

 vest. She acts like a school-boy from his books, 

 eyes bright, head erect, step sprightly, hair sleek, 

 stomach full, and ready for a frolic. This is no 

 fancy sketch ; indeed, I feel as if I had failed fully to 

 represent the great contrast, as I have often wit- 

 nessed it. I feel safe in saying that I think that no 

 candid farmer, however prejudiced he may be against 

 stabling his cows in summer, would need any other 

 proof to convince him that, so far as the greater com- 

 fort and healthful condition of the stock is concerned, 

 the soiling system affords the most gratifying results, 

 and adds materially to the profits. 



Greater Production of Beef, Milk, and Butter. 



On this question, there can be but one opinion, 

 i.e., that to produce either beef, milk, or butter, the 

 result will depend upon the amount of food con- 



