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are milked, after which each receives about three-fourths 

 of a bushel of roots and a little hay ; they are then left 

 until eight o'clock, when a bundle of straw is given to 

 each one. The following morning they are attended to 

 at six o'clock, or even before that hour; having been 

 milked, they again receive the same allowance of roots 

 and hay as before mentioned, and at nine o'clock are 

 turned out, if j&ne, in some sheltered field or orchard ; 

 then the stables are cleaned out, and the bedding re- 

 newed if required. Cows are dried one month or six 

 weeks before calving ; bran mashes are given to them 

 about the time of parturition, and continued for a fort- 

 night after the calf is born : at no other time do they 

 receive this food. Bull calves intended for the' butcher 

 receive the cow's milk for about a month or six weeks, 

 then they are considered fit for sale. A good calf will 

 sell for about fifty shillings, some for more, but many 

 for less. If the calf be a heifer, she is alwkys reared 

 and kept in the island until she is two years old ; when, 

 if not required, she is sold for exportation. 'Returning 

 to the cow: two weeks or so after calving, if the 

 weather be very fine, she is turned out to grass in the 

 day-time ; it is the custom in all the Channel Islands to 

 tether cattle; the tethers are made of small chain; a 

 spike about one foot long is attached at one end and 

 driven into the ground; the other end is tied to the 

 cow's halter, the latter being made fast at the base of 

 her horns; the length of these tethers is altogether 

 about four yards. During the day, cattle are frequently 



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