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FEEDING STOCK WITH PREPARED FOOD. 
growth of linseed — a point intimately connected with the subject 
of this article. 
One of the fields through which we passed was cropped last 
year with linseed on one part, and with oats on the other. I was 
anxious to see the effect of the linseed crop upon the land, as to its 
encouraging the growth of couch grass — a point held in much 
apprehension b}' many farmers. 1 was accompanied by a practical 
man of close observation; and after examining this field with great 
attention, we were both of opinion that the land — about six acres 
— on which the linseed was grown was quite as clean as that 
which had been cropped with oats ; but as the latter had been 
mown, and the former pulled, one stubble seemed more foul than 
the other. The linseed appeared a good, bright sample ; and Mr. 
Hutton calculated the crop to average twenty-four bushels per 
acre. 
A little before four o’clock we returned to the homestead, and 
saw all the fat cattle receive their last meal of the cooked food we 
had seen prepared before we walked into the fields. 
An ordinary feeding basketful was given, in its warm state, to 
each animal ; and it seemed to be eaten very greedily. 
The boiler-house is not very near the feeding-houses; but eight 
baskets filled with this food were placed at one time upon a sort 
of long barrow, which was wheeled to each house: thus the whole 
number of cattle were fed by two men in about twenty minutes. 
We now adjourned to the house, where our party, consisting of 
about twenty-five, sat down to an excellent dinner. After the 
usual loyal toasts, Mr. Hutton produced a carefully prepared 
statement of the cost of this method of feeding. The following is 
a copy of that part which related to fat cattle : — 
For one Beast. 
13 lbs. of linseed bruised, or 2 lbs. per day for six s. d. 
days, and 1 lb. for Sunday 19 
32 lbs. of ground corn, or 5 lbs. per day for six days, 
and 2J lbs. for Sunday — at Id. per lb 2 8 
35 lbs. of hybrid turnips, given twice a-day for six 
days, and thrice on Sunday 16 
Coals, l^d. ; labour on each beast, 6d 0 7| 
Total cost of each beast, per week .... 6 6^ 
The horses, cows, and young stock, also get some of the cooked 
food, evidently with great advantage; but I do not think it 
necessary to state the calculated cost of this. 
In conclusion, as Mr. Hutton remarked, it is now satisfactorily 
proved that fat cattle of the best quality may be produced on 
