A General Treatise on Cattle, the Ox, the Sheep, and the Swine: Comprehending Their Breeding, Management, Improvement, and Diseases...Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1809 - 618 oldal |
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... Profit of in 1698. p . 236. Quantity of Milk given in Ireland fifty Years since , 238. Long and short Horns compared , 239 . Cattle , Neat , of various Countries , 8. Duration of Life . Gesta- tion . Signs of Age , 14. Twins , Free ...
... Profit of in 1698. p . 236. Quantity of Milk given in Ireland fifty Years since , 238. Long and short Horns compared , 239 . Cattle , Neat , of various Countries , 8. Duration of Life . Gesta- tion . Signs of Age , 14. Twins , Free ...
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... Profit of in 1698. p . 236. Quantity of Milk given in Ireland fifty Years since , 238. Long and short Horns compared , 239 . Cattle , Neat , of various Countries , 8. Duration of Life . Gesta- tion . Signs of Age , 14. Twins , Free ...
... Profit of in 1698. p . 236. Quantity of Milk given in Ireland fifty Years since , 238. Long and short Horns compared , 239 . Cattle , Neat , of various Countries , 8. Duration of Life . Gesta- tion . Signs of Age , 14. Twins , Free ...
10. oldal
... profit , no animal can stand in competition with the cow ; a sentiment which has been universal from the primitive ages , and which , to this moment , has lost nothing of its force or truth . Her milk , so indispensable to civilized man ...
... profit , no animal can stand in competition with the cow ; a sentiment which has been universal from the primitive ages , and which , to this moment , has lost nothing of its force or truth . Her milk , so indispensable to civilized man ...
11. oldal
... fed , and that the profits of breeding and training for sale the labouring ox would probably equal the similar transactions with the horse . The blundering absurdities published by theoretical advocates for ox - NEAT CATTLE . 11.
... fed , and that the profits of breeding and training for sale the labouring ox would probably equal the similar transactions with the horse . The blundering absurdities published by theoretical advocates for ox - NEAT CATTLE . 11.
28. oldal
... profit . It is by no means an infallible rule , that the appetite and demand of food is in proportion to size and weight , the contrary frequently happens , and the superiority of growth , in the large breeds , seems an advantage too ...
... profit . It is by no means an infallible rule , that the appetite and demand of food is in proportion to size and weight , the contrary frequently happens , and the superiority of growth , in the large breeds , seems an advantage too ...
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A General Treatise on Cattle, the Ox, the Sheep, and the Swine ... John Lawrence Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2008 |
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62. oldal - At the first appearance of any person, they set off in full gallop ; and, at the distance of two or three hundred yards, make a wheel round, and come boldly up again, tossing their heads in a menacing manner ; on a sudden, they make a full stop, at the distance of forty or fifty yards, looking wildly at the object of their surprise ; but upon the least motion being made they all again turn round, and fly off...
63. oldal - ... its head, it got up, pawed two or three times like an old bull, bellowed very loud, retired a few steps, and bolted at his legs with all its force; it then began to paw again, bellowed, stepped back, and bolted as before; but knowing its intention, and stepping...
61. oldal - Their colour is invariably of a creamy white; muzzle black; the whole of the inside of the ear, and about one-third of the outside, from the tips downwards, red; horns white, with black tips, very fine, and bent upwards; some of the bulls have a thin upright mane, about an inch and a half or two inches long.
62. oldal - The mode of killing them was, perhaps, the only modern remains of the grandeur of ancient hunting. On notice being given that a wild bull would be killed upon a certain day, the inhabitants of the neighbourhood came...
61. oldal - Their colour is invariably white, muzzle black ; the whole of the inside of the ear, and about one-third of the outside from the tip, downwards, red ; horns white, with black tips, very fine, and bent upwards ; some of the bulls have a thin upright mane, about an inch and a half, or two inches long...
63. oldal - ... though it made several efforts : but it had done enough •, the whole herd were alarmed, and coming to its rescue, obliged him to retire ; for the dams will allow no person to touch their calves, without attacking them with impetuous ferocity.* When any one happens to be wounded, or is grown weak and feeble through age or sickness, the rest of the herd set upon it, and gore it to death.
63. oldal - If any person come near the calves, they clap their heads close to the ground, and lie like a hare in form to hide themselves. This is a proof of their native wildness, and is corroborated by the following...
63. oldal - ... a few steps, and bolted at his legs with all its force ; it then began to paw again, bellowed, stepped back, and bolted as before ; but knowing its intention, and stepping aside, it missed him, fell, and was so very weak that it could not rise, though it made several efforts. But it had done enough, the whole herd were alarmed, and coming to ВОУГОЖ.
27. oldal - These cattle have generally, for a century past, commanded the best price at Smithfield; but of late years, the buyers there have shrewdly remarked, that although blood and fine form are very pleasing to the eye of the gentleman breeder, yet substance and weight are, and ever must be, the grand objects at market.
251. oldal - ... should be quite full; the back and loins broad, flat, and straight, from which the ribs must rise with a fine circular arch ; his belly straight, the quarters long and full, with the mutton quite down to the hough, which should neither stand in nor out ; his twist...