gett ing
on in the
straw-barton
to whic h
they were
releg
ated.For i
t was a
time of
the year
that
brought
great
changes to
the world
of
kine.Batches
of the
animals
were sent
away daily
to this
lying-in
hospital,
where they
lived on
straw till
their
calves
were born,
after
which
event, and
as soon as
the calf
could
walk,
mother and
offspring
were
driven
back to
the
dairy.In
the
interval
which
elapsed
before the
calves
