CHALK AND CALVES.
It is said that chalk was always used in old days by those who fattened calves for the London market. Chalk is uniformly placed in lumps in the corner of the calves' pens with a view to render the veal white, and though this effect should not be clearly ascertained, still the pactice may be justified as contributing to the health of the calf by correcting that strong acid which, though common to the young of all animals, seems to be peculiarly powerful in the stomach of the calf. Chalk as also used in fattening lambs for market. Mr Ducket, who farmed near Chichester, used to send about 500 lambs to Smithfield every year. He fattened them on milk, chalk, and straw, the chalktending to make the flesh white, a point to which the butchers attached such importance that they would scarcely buy any lamb if the colour were not white.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 426, 30 December 1911, Page 7
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154CHALK AND CALVES. King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 426, 30 December 1911, Page 7
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