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... Universal opin- * The recent manure of a single cow , is valued in Flanders at ten dollars per year . + House of Correction , & c . , at Ipswich . , ion has long ago settled this point against them . 10 MR . PAYSON'S ADDRESS .
... Universal opin- * The recent manure of a single cow , is valued in Flanders at ten dollars per year . + House of Correction , & c . , at Ipswich . , ion has long ago settled this point against them . 10 MR . PAYSON'S ADDRESS .
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ion has long ago settled this point against them . Are they better cows ? It is generally conceded that the Durham short horns are not . Some indeed talk learnedly in their favor , but it is very much on the same principle that an ...
ion has long ago settled this point against them . Are they better cows ? It is generally conceded that the Durham short horns are not . Some indeed talk learnedly in their favor , but it is very much on the same principle that an ...
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... cows and other stock get the poor remainder , always thankful , if perchance a lock of decent fodder comes within their reach . The consequence is , our new milch - cows with scarcely flesh enough to prevent the skin from adhering to ...
... cows and other stock get the poor remainder , always thankful , if perchance a lock of decent fodder comes within their reach . The consequence is , our new milch - cows with scarcely flesh enough to prevent the skin from adhering to ...
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... cows does not exceed three or four quarts daily , taking the year through . With proper care and management , this yield , it is thought might be doub- led . The breed for milch cows best adapted to the climate and feed of this state ...
... cows does not exceed three or four quarts daily , taking the year through . With proper care and management , this yield , it is thought might be doub- led . The breed for milch cows best adapted to the climate and feed of this state ...
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... cows of native origin which are great milk- ers , but little pains have heretofore been taken to preserve the breed ; by crossing with the imported stock and their descendants , much may be done in time , to improve the character of our ...
... cows of native origin which are great milk- ers , but little pains have heretofore been taken to preserve the breed ; by crossing with the imported stock and their descendants , much may be done in time , to improve the character of our ...
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