12 mo 11 1869
The Club met one week earlier than the stated time at Avon. We had eight members present, and Charles Abert & Roger Brooke as guests. We hope that the change of time accounts for the absence of so ma[n]y members. The Sec was absent, and we appointed a foreman, and proceeded to inspect the premises.
We were first shown a large pot for boiling slops; and a
very convenient barrow for taking them out. It consisted of a
barrel set in a frame with handles, and attached to two wheels.
A blooded colt was brought out for us to look at. There is
yet time for its fine points to develop. An Alderney calf hard
by appeared to have abdominal capacity sufficient, to contain an
unlimited amount of provender, "so to speak."
Our hosts way of feeding his cattle in the field,
excited some discussion. The advoctes for field feeding claim
that the cattle will eat the food cleaner. There is no waste
of manure, and the labor of hauling the manure out of the yard
is saved. On the other hand the field is injured by the
tramping, the cattle are more comfortable when sheltered, and
the manure is in better to apply.
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