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Saved my cow when she was in calf with twins.
"I thought she might be in calf, but then she would have had milk by now and she still hasn't any."
"Why should she be in calf?
She mixed the skimmed milk in with the bran and pollard and fed it back to the cows, one of whom was in calf.
Of course there are times in an animal's life cycle when such dietary additions can be very valuable, such as when a cow is in calf.
Then your father turned to make his way down to us, and Engelard was to go a mile beyond, to the byres where the cows were in calf.
Three of the cows proved to be with calf; these were isolated and watched over with especial solicitude.
The cow was with calf and bellowing with hunger, and that night we feasted on fresh meat.
When he was very nearly home he again thought of the cow that was with calf, so he laid down the money, ran home, and asked his wife whether the cow had calved yet.
There was no cook in the household; of the nine cows, according to the dairymaid, some were with calf, some had dropped their first calf, some were too old, some were hard-uddered; there was not enough butter and milk even for the children.
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