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... cattle and ditto fheep and ditto fwine and ditto Minerals in generaļ Mineral Springs Coal and fuel Eminent men Antiquities Parochial records Mifcellaneous obfervations Character of the people Their manners , customs , ftature , & c ...
... cattle and ditto fheep and ditto fwine and ditto Minerals in generaļ Mineral Springs Coal and fuel Eminent men Antiquities Parochial records Mifcellaneous obfervations Character of the people Their manners , customs , ftature , & c ...
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... cattle and horfes bred for fale , but more for private use . A great number of cattle are bought in the autumn , and fed upon the foggage or after - grafs , and upon turnips . In regard to sheep it may be proper to obferve , that the ...
... cattle and horfes bred for fale , but more for private use . A great number of cattle are bought in the autumn , and fed upon the foggage or after - grafs , and upon turnips . In regard to sheep it may be proper to obferve , that the ...
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... cattle , in the house , with turnips ; but it is now found more profitable , and has become more frequent , to let the fheep eat them in the fields . It may be proper to obferve , that , from the ex- perience of fome of the most skilful ...
... cattle , in the house , with turnips ; but it is now found more profitable , and has become more frequent , to let the fheep eat them in the fields . It may be proper to obferve , that , from the ex- perience of fome of the most skilful ...
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... cattle , for which the county of Drumfries in general * Multure is a certain ftipulated quantity of meal , given as payment to the miller for grinding the corn : And all cors grown on farms thirled to the mill is obliged to pay multure ...
... cattle , for which the county of Drumfries in general * Multure is a certain ftipulated quantity of meal , given as payment to the miller for grinding the corn : And all cors grown on farms thirled to the mill is obliged to pay multure ...
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... cattle in the whole parish amounts to about 1200. The fheep , which are kept in the hilly part of the parish , are the common Scots sheep , white on the body , but black on the face and legs ; they are very hardy and their wool is ...
... cattle in the whole parish amounts to about 1200. The fheep , which are kept in the hilly part of the parish , are the common Scots sheep , white on the body , but black on the face and legs ; they are very hardy and their wool is ...
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