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The Curious Quirks of Sheep Behavior * Although volumes have been written about the nature of sheep , the half has not yet been told . However , it may be helpful to attempt a brief word picture of some of their behavior patterns and ...
The Curious Quirks of Sheep Behavior * Although volumes have been written about the nature of sheep , the half has not yet been told . However , it may be helpful to attempt a brief word picture of some of their behavior patterns and ...
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In fact , a flock of sheep gets to be as snooty and class conscious as New York " café society " and as high - hat as a rich family that has turned itself into a closed corporation . As leaders , sometimes goats , sometimes bell ...
In fact , a flock of sheep gets to be as snooty and class conscious as New York " café society " and as high - hat as a rich family that has turned itself into a closed corporation . As leaders , sometimes goats , sometimes bell ...
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Against losses suffered from this or similar causes , the herder is dependent upon the " markers " -black sheep , one to about every hundred white . After counting the blacks each morning if one is missing , he herder knows there are ...
Against losses suffered from this or similar causes , the herder is dependent upon the " markers " -black sheep , one to about every hundred white . After counting the blacks each morning if one is missing , he herder knows there are ...
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Contents
Christopher Columbus Turns in a Crop | 3 |
Much More Corne was Planted | 9 |
PERLEY POORE How the Pig Helped to Make Massa | 16 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Harvest: An Anthology of Farm Writing |
| Editor | Wheeler McMillen |
| Publisher | Appleton-Century, 1964 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 19 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 424 pages |
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