Sentence:  The supply of horned cattle at this fair was great, but the business done was confined to fleshy barreners of feeding qualities and superior new-calved heifers, and those at early <WSD>note</WSD>, with appearance of being useful; [...] 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The giving of milk by a cow or sow; the period following calving or farrowing during which a cow or sow is at her most useful (i.e. gives milk); the milk given by a cow or sow during such a period.