LESSON XXXII.
WHAT CATTLE DO.
1. The ox is very strong, and can do work like a horse. When oxen are used, two are put together with a wooden yoke on their necks.
2. Oxen can draw large loads, and can work a long time without being tired; but they are so slow that they are not used much, except on farms.
3. In summer, cattle run in the pasture and live upon grass. They gnaw it off close to the ground, and they feed most of the day.
4. In the middle of the day, when the weather is hot, they lie down in the shade, or stand up to their knees in the water, to keep cool.
5. At night the cows are driven to the farm-yard and milked, and in the morning they are milked again and driven back to the pasture.
6. In winter, cattle are kept in the stable, or in the farm-yard where there is a shed that they can go into when it storms or is very cold.