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feeding. But the stable is preferable for cows. Feed the ani- 

 mals in the same position winter and summer. Once a day let 

 them out for air and exercise. Give them a small field, or a 

 lane, leading to the wood lot, to run in. Being always fed at 

 the stable, they will be there at the appointed time. They should 

 be fed with perfect regularity, say at six and ten A. M., and at two 

 and six p. m., giving air and exercise between ten and two. 

 Some prefer more numerous feedings. Mr. Quincy, of Boston, 

 Mass., — a strong advocate of soQing, who has had large experi- 

 ence, and written a treatise on the subject — recommends six. 

 There are good arguments for numerous feedings. Less will be 

 fed at a time, and the food will be fresh. A good feeder will 

 give no more at each time than tlie animal eats up clean, and 

 with a relish. Too much at a time tends to cloy the animal and 

 impair easy digestion. It is better to give less than the appetite 

 craves, than more. It is especially necessary to be prudent in 

 this particular in summer, as animals are more easily cloyed in 

 warm than cold weather. When the clover is first cut for soil- 

 ing, and is very green and succulent, it is better to cut and mix 

 it with one-fourth the quantity of cut hay, or straw. This cut 

 hay, or straw, will absorb much of the moisture and prevent 

 bloating, but when more mature, the clover may be fed alone. 

 The food should be slightly salted once or twice a week. For 

 milk cows, the green food should be fed fresh, and not suffered 

 to be much wilted. 



ARRANGEMENT OF ANIMALS. 



"Next, how shall the animals be arranged for feeding? This 

 will vary according to tlie idea of order and convenient arrange- 

 ment, entertained by the feeder. Perhaps the method of fasten- 

 ing by stanchions, or chain and stanchion, so generally used, is 

 the best for holding the animal to its position, and is not found 

 to be injurious to- the health. They should be so arranged as to 

 feed conveniently from the barn floor, and when a large number 



