Author : Edward Lisle
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266553878
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (538 download)
Book Synopsis Observations in Husbandry, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) by : Edward Lisle
Download or read book Observations in Husbandry, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Edward Lisle and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Observations in Husbandry, Vol. 2 of 2 Offattins 2. Dr. Sloan fays, fol. - The true way of fatting cattle, as I was informed by the graziers of Jamaica, is by bleeding them in the jugular vein, (which will {top of itfelf) and then purging them with aloes, or fempervive-leaves cleared of their outward fkins. Much the fame method is often ufed by fome graziers in the north, efpecially if their grounds raife a bullock very fall, as I fuppofe the land in Jamaica may do. Dr Sloan fays, the lefs nourifhment the grafs affords the bigger the paun ches ot the beafis that feed on it; fo that the bellies of cattle, in dry times, in hot countries, are as big as if they were with young - It would be the fame with all forts of cattle in England alfo, if you {larv cd them. Offat'ing 3. I was laying to Mr. Bachelour ofalhmonf Mfung worth, that I approved of cutting aryoung bull be fore his being put to fatting he feemed to wonder at it, and faid, that he, and all the neighbourhood ufed to fat a young bull without gelding him, and they {uppofed, except he was not fatted till the next year, he would fat the better for it, and he was fure it was fo of a ram, and to keep him till the year after would n0t pay charges. 4. In fatting a bullock in Hamplhire in the: winter they ufe, by the latter end of October, when the goodnefs of the grals is gone, whereby he be came half fat, to give him hay, and then to finifh him with corn and hulls but they ought to be wheat hulls thofe are much the belt; and it is much better to give him threlhed corn than oats in the firaw for of them he will make great wafie. There is nothing cheaper, to raife a fatting - bul lock with, than ground-barley mixed with chaff. Oi ff'f'fiflg 5. A Wiltfhire grazier fhewed me a three-year old bull in January 1698, which he had gelt a fort nAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
