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keep his best ones, he will in a short while In her lifetime she ])rovides man with one <>f 



have a herd of only heavy milkers. his chief and best articles of food, — milk ; and 



Young calves that are to be fattened should after her death she supplies him with more 



be fed only such food as will produce rapid, meat than any other animal, l^iut that is not 



thrifty growth, so that they may be gotten in all! The skins of cows and o.xen are used fur 



readiness for the market at as early an age as many purposes, and form a very consideraljje 



possible. Young dairy animals may be fed any article of commerce, to whicli they contribute 





LONG-HORXEI) Ex<;i,isH Bl'llocks 

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food that insures thrifty growth, but foods of 

 a coarse nature are particularly good, espe- 

 cially such kinds as clover, alfalfa, and cowpea 

 hay ; pasture grasses, corn ensilage, and roots, 

 being succulent and juicy, are also excellent. 



As we have already remarked, the cow has 

 many claims to be considered a domestic ani- 

 mal, though from a point of view different 

 from those of the doe:, the horse, or the hen. 



calf-skin bindings. The intestines, blood, and 

 fat, not being eatable, are utilized in tech- 

 nical manufactures, and the horns, after pro- 

 ducing trumpets for war and cups for con\'i\"ial 

 friendship, serve to make a variet\ of "art 

 objects." The bones, ground and ])repared, 

 are transformed into fertilizers, and are also 

 bought by the manufacturers of glue and 

 £relatine. 



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