GREAT SWAMP. 
tends into North Carolina, occupying in the 
Whole about one hundred and fifty thousand 
acres. This great tract is entirely covered with 
trees ; juniper and cypress trees grow where 
there is most moisturej and oh the dry parts, 
white and red oaks and a variety of pines. 
These trees grow to a most enormous size, 
and between them, the brushwood springs up 
so thick that the swamp in many parts is abso- 
lutely impervious. In this respect it differs to¬ 
tally from the common woods in the country,. 
It abounds also with cane reeds, and witli long 
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rich grass, upon which^ cattle feed with great 
avidity, and become fat in a very short space 
of time ; the canes, indeed, are considered to 
be the very best green food that can be given 
to them. The people who live on the borders 
of the Swamp drive all their cattle into it to 
feed; care however is taken to train them to 
come back regularly to the farms every night 
by themselves, otherwise it would be impos¬ 
sible to find them. This is effected by turn¬ 
ing into the swamp with them, for the first 
few weeks they are sent thither to feed, two or 
three old milch cows accustomed to the place, 
round whose neck are fastened small bells. 
1 he cows come back every evening to be 
milked * the rest of the cattle herd with these, 
following the noise of the bells, and when they 
..return to tjie farm, a handful of salt, or some* 
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