The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-03
A LONDON DAIRY.

Accompanied by friend Mr. Baldock, of
Chatham, we paid a visit to Thomas Flight, ESQ.,
ofHighbury Terrace who is the proprietor of Lay
cocks dairy, Islington, London, and which
place visited, and shown and explained
every part oft 1t is certainly of the curiosi
ties OF London, and is a most valuable and extern
sive property. There fourteen acres, surrounds
ed by a high wall, and which is nearly covered
with buildings for the several purposes required
And, first, there upwards of four hundred
cows, which kept for supplying milk, and
twice in day, namely at three o'clock in the
morning. and al noon, they MIXED by women.
The whole of tho cows kept in stalls, and
the food is varied much possible Mangel
wurzel large species OF beet root, is their chief
food; and then they have turnips cabbages, carrots
and clover when they do not continue to give
large quantity of milk oil-cake, and other things
are given to fatten them for the Smithfed market
All the cows were fine animals, sleek as race
horses, and theyare curred with a comb every day.
As it is quite necessary to have four hundred
to milk each day, they obliged to keep
than that number on the premises. and there is
an hospital for the cows to have their calves iR
and where any that are unwell have medical treat
ment. The milk is taken into the dairy
as MIXED which place is kept most scrupuousy
clean, being secured with hot water, and every
thing in it twice a day. 1t is supposed, in Ions
don, that than eight million gallons of milk
are used in year. There immense pits for
the reception of grains, which is great article of
food for the FraIns the refuse of nal, af
ter beer is made from it, and surprised 10
learn, that if covered from the air, they would
keep good, and fl for the cows to eat, for seven
years.
| There must be immense capital locked up, as
each of the worth more than twenty
pounds, and the proprietor is obliged to have four
farms to supply all the varied green food that is re
quired. He has great fsumber constantly fetch
ing grains and daily food required, and to cart a.
way the He has also numerous male and
female servants to pay. While inspecting the dai.
| ny we were reminded of Bombay; for from farm
of Mr. Flights, at Enfield, number of oxen arriv
ed bringing the turnips for daily consumption, and
enc of them required to have shoe put we
| went to witness that operation, and here
great improvement upon the plan pursued at Bom>
bay The animal, instead of being thrown down,
was placed in frame in which he stood upright,
! and in few seconds he secured therein by
straps, and he was shod quite readily quiet
horse. Attached to the dairy within the walls, ARE
buildings appropriated layers for cattle, and
where when they have been driven some distance
to market, they rest for day or two before they
are exposed for sale large proportion of the OK
en- that come by steam from Ireland and Scotland
are placed here for few days, where they rest
ed, sheltered, fed, and abundantly supplied with
good water. The charge for sheltering aud feed
ing is very moderate, and upon Sundays it is not
unusual for two thousand animals to be within the
walls, and upon some occasions, even two thou
sand FIVE hundred have been here. We were
/ much pleased with visit to this place, neve,
having seen cows in such numbers and in such
| fine order before. of residence in Eng
land, by t,oo Natiues Of Bombay.