A Statistical and Agricultural Survey of the County of Galway: With Observations on the Means of Improvement |
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... horses and oxen to the size of farms 159 6. General size of fields and enclosures 161 7. Nature of fences 163 8. Mode of draining 9. Nature of manure - Irrigation 169 174 CHAPTER V. GENERAL SUBJECTS . SECT . 1. Population 2. xviii ...
... horses and oxen to the size of farms 159 6. General size of fields and enclosures 161 7. Nature of fences 163 8. Mode of draining 9. Nature of manure - Irrigation 169 174 CHAPTER V. GENERAL SUBJECTS . SECT . 1. Population 2. xviii ...
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... horse , and it must be confessed , has been rode frequently with great address and profit . I only wish that my hobby should be occasionally rode ; if with skill , he will be found as pleasant and profita- ble as the other ; if not , he ...
... horse , and it must be confessed , has been rode frequently with great address and profit . I only wish that my hobby should be occasionally rode ; if with skill , he will be found as pleasant and profita- ble as the other ; if not , he ...
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... horse and boat races are held on the same ground , but at dif- ferent seasons ; and it has happened that at Christmas the Turlogh has been completely dry , and on the 24th of June a flood as great as that usually seen in winter . There ...
... horse and boat races are held on the same ground , but at dif- ferent seasons ; and it has happened that at Christmas the Turlogh has been completely dry , and on the 24th of June a flood as great as that usually seen in winter . There ...
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... horses in a plough without a driver , ploughing much deeper and better in every respect than they do with four horses , two leaders , and frequently a lazy fellow keeping or pretending to keep the plough in the ground by pressing on the ...
... horses in a plough without a driver , ploughing much deeper and better in every respect than they do with four horses , two leaders , and frequently a lazy fellow keeping or pretending to keep the plough in the ground by pressing on the ...
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... horses by those who formerly used four , has been in many places adopted , especially in the neighbourhood of those gen- tlemen who practice ploughing with a pair , without a leader ; it is true , the boy to lead has been too gene ...
... horses by those who formerly used four , has been in many places adopted , especially in the neighbourhood of those gen- tlemen who practice ploughing with a pair , without a leader ; it is true , the boy to lead has been too gene ...
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