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laff, (Sec, is next added, and two or three cups of the jelly as 
efore ; all of which are then expeditiously stirred and worked 
)gether with the fork and rammer. The mixture is after- 
ards pressed down as firmly as its nature will allow, with the 
itter instrument, which completes the first layer. Another bushel 
f the pea-straw, chaff, tScc, is thrown into the tub, the mucilage 
oured upon it as before, and so on until the boiler is emptied. 
>'he contents of the tub are lastly smoothed over with a trowel, 
jvered down ; and in two or three hours, the straw, having 
bsorbed the mucilage, will also, with the turnip-tops, have 
ecorae partially cooked. The compound is then usually given 
) the cattle, but sometimes is allowed to remain until cold, 
he bullocks, however, prefer it warm ; but, whether cold or 
lOt, they devour it with avidity." Another modification is, — 
'o 9 or 10 pails of water is added a bushel of swedes, sliced 
ery small ; after having boiled a few minutes, about 2 pecks of 
nseed-meal is actively stirred in ; then the process as before, a 
roportion of barlev-straw being used with pea-straw for the 
haff. 
Mr. Kennedy, of Mvremill, in Ayrshire, found his cattle to Mr. Keanedy' 
irive better on a small than on a large quantity of turnips, pro- practice. - 
ided he gave them bulk of other food ; that a bullock of 56 stones 
nperial, requires only 4^ to 5 stone of cut swedes per day, and 
"om 16 to 20 lbs. of cooked food, consisting of 1 lb. linseed, or 
lbs. of oilcake-meal, converted by boil'ng into a mucilage, 
'hich is then poured over a mixture of 2 lbs. bean-meal, 2 lbs. 
raised barley or oats, 10 lbs. to 12 lbs. of hay, 14 lbs. of chaff, 
nd some salt, well mixed together, and allowed to lie for 2 or 3 
ours that the dry ingredients may absorb the mucilage. But 
ae difference between quality in roots does much towards 
laking a short allowance in Scotland answer as well as a larger 
i3ed ol roots in a poor turnip country. 
! Mr. Russell, of Kilwhiss, Fifeshire, found that when cattle were Mr. Russell's 
rst put to turnips in the autumn, and allowed to have as many practice, 
s they could eat, animals weighing about 50 stones imperial, 
'ill consume daily 220 lbs. (say 2 cwts.) of cut swedes, with oat- 
traw in racks, and 5 lbs. of cake besides. He followed a modi- 
cation of Mr. Warnes' system with advantage. At 6 A.M. each 
east received a feed, consisting of 1 lb. of cake, 1 lb. of ground 
Tain, well mixed with o lbs. of 1-inch chaff ; the latter having 
een well-wetted with cold water before the cake and grain were 
tirown in amongst it. By 8 o'clock they had an allowance of 
0 lbs. cut turnips ; and at noon, and in the afternoon, were 
gain fed with the same quantities of food. By this mode of 
ceding, 4 or 5 lbs. of oilcake and grain become a substitute for 
00 lbs. of turnips. This plan is admirable for its simplicity, 
