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FEEDING CATTLE. 
back of the troughs is built only fence high, and the 
dung of the cattle thrown over it into the yard. 
No. 2. A secondary shed with boosy tyings : B. the 
foddering bin ; c. c. the troughs for hay or turnips; oil 
cake seldom given here ; if hogs or other stock be ad¬ 
mitted into the yard the space between the pillars be¬ 
hind the cattle should be fenced, except the necessary 
gate or door entrances, and this is done either with 
gates, or pales, or brick-work fence high, leaving the 
space above between the pillars open ; if the yard be 
confined to the feeding cattle only, no such fence is 
necessary. 
No. 3. Part of ashed open for the cattle to shelter in 
at pleasure, wdth a trough for hay and turnips, and 
sometimes a cratch or rack against the Avail. 
At the capital grazing farm of Severn-end, M. Ter- 
ret has seldom less than from 60 to 100 oxen, much the 
greater part being prime Herefords ; but he has some 
of other breeds; he has now four very large short-horn, 
bought at Lord Coventry’s annual sale, tvhich will make 
enormous beasts when fat, but he fears they will lay 
long on hand ; he had between 20 and 30 capital Here¬ 
ford s sold at Smithfield, against Christmas, 1803, some 
of them in price, exceeding 50h; has now, Dec. 21, 1807, 
a shed full of very prime ripe oxen, which will soon 
find the same road : they are kept in a shed similar to 
that marked No. 1, being loose and at liberty to turn 
about: he has, besides, a great many very forward in 
succession, in secondary sheds, fed with hay and tur¬ 
nips, those in No. 3, being fed wdth hay and oil cake ; a 
third class have access to the sheds similar to No. 3, for 
hay or turnips, or range to the pastures at pleasure: 
and a fourth class are confined to the pastures, but 
supplied, Avhen necessary, wdth turnips or hay.—■ 
These oxen have generally been worked in Hereford¬ 
shire^ 
