Report of the Secretary of Agriculture ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1862 - Agriculture |
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... keep their breeds pure and choice . There has also been a decided improvement in the general character of all the breeds of stock , which is due to the high character of the animals of the different breeds that have been introduced ; so ...
... keep their breeds pure and choice . There has also been a decided improvement in the general character of all the breeds of stock , which is due to the high character of the animals of the different breeds that have been introduced ; so ...
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... keep which the sandy plain or the rough hill - sides produced , their wool of medium quality , and their mutton of good flavor . The islands on the coast and the clearings on the seaboard were found , at an early day , to be excellent ...
... keep which the sandy plain or the rough hill - sides produced , their wool of medium quality , and their mutton of good flavor . The islands on the coast and the clearings on the seaboard were found , at an early day , to be excellent ...
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... keep , much depends upon local circumstances and condition . In our own opinion , however , the Spanish merino , crossed with judicious care ( added to general good management ) upon our hardy natives , or some of the eoarse - wooled ...
... keep , much depends upon local circumstances and condition . In our own opinion , however , the Spanish merino , crossed with judicious care ( added to general good management ) upon our hardy natives , or some of the eoarse - wooled ...
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... keep above twenty cows , and the number is quite small of those who have a dozen cows each . The usual number kept is from four to six , and in some instances eight . To make up the amount of stock on farms of a hundred acres , there ...
... keep above twenty cows , and the number is quite small of those who have a dozen cows each . The usual number kept is from four to six , and in some instances eight . To make up the amount of stock on farms of a hundred acres , there ...
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... keep them on , than to allow them the range of mowing fields after the crop has been taken off . Moderate feeding , however , where a second crop of grass or rowen is not cut , will affect no injury . By the improvement of low lands ...
... keep them on , than to allow them the range of mowing fields after the crop has been taken off . Moderate feeding , however , where a second crop of grass or rowen is not cut , will affect no injury . By the improvement of low lands ...
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