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... seen quarrel- ling between the buyers and the drovers , the buyers insisting on the drovers letting them alone , while the drovers will not let them stand . I have seen a clever man keep some of the best beasts always in view of the ...
... seen quarrel- ling between the buyers and the drovers , the buyers insisting on the drovers letting them alone , while the drovers will not let them stand . I have seen a clever man keep some of the best beasts always in view of the ...
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... seen a white horse coming on in the dark , while they did not observe the bay , and may thus have been led to sup- pose there was only one man . As the boxes were laid aside , I have no doubt they intended a robbery , though this did ...
... seen a white horse coming on in the dark , while they did not observe the bay , and may thus have been led to sup- pose there was only one man . As the boxes were laid aside , I have no doubt they intended a robbery , though this did ...
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... seen ; but by - and - by Irish - bred cattle appeared , and then the shorthorns . The business of dealing in north - country cattle came to be worthless . I bade Falkirk adieu , and turned my attention entirely to the rearing and fatten ...
... seen ; but by - and - by Irish - bred cattle appeared , and then the shorthorns . The business of dealing in north - country cattle came to be worthless . I bade Falkirk adieu , and turned my attention entirely to the rearing and fatten ...
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... that have been kept in the open straw- yard , and have been fed exclusively on turnips and straw . If you can get them off yellow turnips it will be decidedly to your advantage . I have seen this THE FEEDING OF CATTLE . 11.
... that have been kept in the open straw- yard , and have been fed exclusively on turnips and straw . If you can get them off yellow turnips it will be decidedly to your advantage . I have seen this THE FEEDING OF CATTLE . 11.
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... seen much loss by it . If in warm weather , the beast may have to be taken up to avoid the flies ; if the disease is inside the throat , it may interfere with the breathing , and the animal may have to be killed . I bought from the late ...
... seen much loss by it . If in warm weather , the beast may have to be taken up to avoid the flies ; if the disease is inside the throat , it may interfere with the breathing , and the animal may have to be killed . I bought from the late ...
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