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not feed on flesh. She has large, flat teeth on 
each side for chewing, and in the lower jaw there 
are eight front teeth. 
6. She has no teeth in the front of her upper 
jaw, but only a hard pad. When she crops the 
grass she presses it between her lower front teeth 
and the pad, and tears it away. Then she swal- 
lows the grass without 
chewing it. 
, 7. After a time, when 
she lies down to rest, she 
passes the food back 
into her mouth, a little 
at a time, to be well 
chewed. This is called 
clieiviug the ciuL Have 
you not often seen a cow with her mouth work- 
ing — chew, chew, chew, — just as if she were 
eating. She was " chewing the cud " then. 
8. The cow is not the only animal that chews 
the cud. Sheep, goats, deer, and camels do the 
same, and they also have cloven hoofs. 
When we speak of grazing land, we mean that 
which is set apart for cattle to feed or graze 
upon. 
9. In Jamaica more than half the land which 
is at present attended to, is used for grazing. 
The hills are clothed with rich feeding-grass, and 
Skull of Cow. 
