THE farmer’s manual,^ 
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16 before fattening. I sold two quarters of her 
for g 18 13. She cost me not more ihan g 10, ex- 
clusive of the hay she ate, which was rhitil) scald- 
ed, as above. On the first of February. 1 began with 
the ox. 1 fed him about three months, but not alioge- 
ther as well as 1 did the heifer. He digested ab»jut 
one pint of boiled flax-seed per day, prepared as 
above, which I suppose formed about one half of the 
fat in these two cattle. The ox was short, measured 
7 feet 2 inches, and when killed, weighed 1082lbs. 
and had ISOlbs. of tallow. He cost me when faiien- 
ing, 25 cents per day: he had previously cost me 
$ 35. My nett gain in fattening these two cattle, was 
more than all 1 have cleared before in fattening oxen 
and cows for fifteen years, and this is owing 1 think 
chiefly to the use of fla^-seed*.” 
Since writing the abov£ extract, 1 have seen an ex- 
tract from the Berkshire Star, recommending the use 
of flax-seed in raising calves, as follows, viz. 
“ Boil half a pint of flax seed in two quarts of 
water ten minutes, to a jelly; then add skim-milk 
enough for three calves, or in the same proportion 
for any number of caWes. This food, given twice 
a day, or thrice, will make them healthy and vigor- 
ous. The jelly may be used with hay-tea, without 
the milk.” 
This method is noty coming into general use, and 
it will enable dairy farmers to enlarge their stock, 
without injuring their dairies. 
Your horses, kept either for the saddle, or the 
harness, will perform more service when fed upon 
potatoes, than upon oats, or grain, and will not readi- 
ly have the bots, or heaves. Even jour young cat- 
tle and horses, will richly pay you for a few potatoes 
occasionally, both in their appearance and growth. 
* Qucrc. Whether potatoes, or carrot?, steamed, or boiled, as one 
of the in^’edienU, will not be found to be mi iniurovemenl ; and 
whether flax-seed mixed m this way, w.th boHefl corn, carrots, or 
potatoes, will not improve the fattening of pork hogs. 
