Cattle and Cattle-breedersWilliam Blackwood, 1869 - 135 páginas |
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... weather was so bad on one occasion that man and beast were up to the knees in mud . I had my beasts standing near one of the gates . Mr Archibald Skirving never got further than them ; he bought forty , sent them away , and returned ...
... weather was so bad on one occasion that man and beast were up to the knees in mud . I had my beasts standing near one of the gates . Mr Archibald Skirving never got further than them ; he bought forty , sent them away , and returned ...
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... weather was dreadful . I was very unwilling , and they were not very anxious , to face the storm . I was in the middle of my customers . I did what I could to get an advance on their offers , but I could not extract another farthing ...
... weather was dreadful . I was very unwilling , and they were not very anxious , to face the storm . I was in the middle of my customers . I did what I could to get an advance on their offers , but I could not extract another farthing ...
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... 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 Mr David Sheriffs , Barnyards of ...
... 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 Mr David Sheriffs , Barnyards of ...
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... weather , and as dry a bed as the quantity of straw will permit . This is indispensable for the thriving of the cattle . They receive as many turnips as they can eat . Beasts must always be kept progressing ; if they are not , they will ...
... weather , and as dry a bed as the quantity of straw will permit . This is indispensable for the thriving of the cattle . They receive as many turnips as they can eat . Beasts must always be kept progressing ; if they are not , they will ...
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... weather in the month of May , the old silky coat of the strawyard bullock is of great ad- vantage . If we could get the qualities and propor- tions I have specified in animals , it would not be difficult to make them fat . It would be ...
... weather in the month of May , the old silky coat of the strawyard bullock is of great ad- vantage . If we could get the qualities and propor- tions I have specified in animals , it would not be difficult to make them fat . It would be ...
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