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... quarts a day of the water that exhales from the steaming of potatoes , to a horse that was attacked with a shot of grease . I could perceive no visible effect , effect , but by rest and attention the horse has 28 On the Steaming of ...
... quarts a day of the water that exhales from the steaming of potatoes , to a horse that was attacked with a shot of grease . I could perceive no visible effect , effect , but by rest and attention the horse has 28 On the Steaming of ...
Page 49
... Supplying five persons in farm - house , at one quart each per day 600 carts of manure , at 1s . 6d . L S. d . 224 Ο 0 20 0 4 3 4 45 0 0 E 293 3 4 Oil - cake Oil - cake is too costly to be given with On supplying Milk for the Poor . 49.
... Supplying five persons in farm - house , at one quart each per day 600 carts of manure , at 1s . 6d . L S. d . 224 Ο 0 20 0 4 3 4 45 0 0 E 293 3 4 Oil - cake Oil - cake is too costly to be given with On supplying Milk for the Poor . 49.
Page 50
... quart , wine measure . Expense of feeding Stock upon fifteen Acres of Green Food . Estimated cost of 15 acres of green food , £ S. d . at 10 % . per acre Eight three - years old heifers intended for breeding , fed with oil - cake , 4 lb ...
... quart , wine measure . Expense of feeding Stock upon fifteen Acres of Green Food . Estimated cost of 15 acres of green food , £ S. d . at 10 % . per acre Eight three - years old heifers intended for breeding , fed with oil - cake , 4 lb ...
Page 53
... quart , wine measure ; skim milk for 1d . There were sold during the whole period , 17.410 wine quarts ; on an average 87 quarts per day . The demand was so great that the milk - cart was met before it reached the town , and the whole ...
... quart , wine measure ; skim milk for 1d . There were sold during the whole period , 17.410 wine quarts ; on an average 87 quarts per day . The demand was so great that the milk - cart was met before it reached the town , and the whole ...
Page 64
... quarts of new milk , and 40 of skimmed , were regularly sold to the town , and required less than two hours to dispose of it at each part of the day . The plan of feeding was considerably varied from the former year . Immediately after ...
... quarts of new milk , and 40 of skimmed , were regularly sold to the town , and required less than two hours to dispose of it at each part of the day . The plan of feeding was considerably varied from the former year . Immediately after ...
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1st Jan acre advantage afford agriculture allowance ascertain attention average barley benefit Bishop of Landaff bread bushels cabbages carrots carts cash paid cattle ciety clover commencement considerable consumption contributed Corn laws cost dairy DISBURSEMENTS ditto drill duce employed equal estimate exertion expense experiment farmer favour feeding four grain grazing green crops green food ground half horses hundred improvements increase interest J. C. CURWEN John Fletcher kohlrabi kylo labour land Little Broughton loss lucerne manure means ment milch cows milk millions mode months oats object oil-cake opinion person plough population potatoes pounds practice produce profit proportion quantity quarts rye-grass saving Schoose Farm season sheep shillings sickness six pence society soiling sold steamed potatoes steaming Steaming House stewards stone straw supply supposed tion tons town turnips twelve Ulverston week weight wheat whole Workington