ISBN: 9780217693783

Originally published in 1875, this early works is a comprehensive and informative look at the subject. Contents Include; The feeding of cattle etc, Reminiscences, Drovers & Robberies, The… Mehr…

Originally published in 1875, this early works is a comprehensive and informative look at the subject. Contents Include; The feeding of cattle etc, Reminiscences, Drovers & Robberies, The cattle trade, Then & Now, Black Polled Aberdeen and Angus Cattle and Shorthorns, Hints on the Breeding and Care of Cattle, and, Premiums Gained by Till Four Cattle...... Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Books Books ~~ Business & Economics~~ General Cattle-and-Cattle-Breeders~~Edited-by-James-Macdonald-Wil-McCombie-Wil General Books LLC Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 33 II.?REMINISCENCES. Fifty years ago, and for many a long year thereafter, there were no shorthorns in the north. There were few turnips grown, and few cattle fed. The great firm of the Williamsons, who rented St John's Wells, Bethelnie, and Easter Criehie; James Allardyce of Boyndsmill; the Harveys of Beidlestone and Danestone, and a few others, were almost the only parties who attempted the feeding of cattle. Mr Harvey of Ardo, who was then tenant of Danestone, died only the other year, aged ninety. Messrs Williamson and Reid were the great Aberdeen butchers at that period, and the feeders had either to sell to them or send their cattle on to Barnet Fair on their own account, or in the hands of the jobber. The journey occupied a month, and hay was their food. The cattle stood the road best upon hay, and it was surprising how fresh and sound their drovers took them up. Disease was unknown; the lung disease and the foot-and-mouth disease are comparatively recent importations. I was in the lean-cattle trade when foot-and-mouth disease first broke out, and got a sad fright when I came up to Falkirk and found my drove affected. When it got into a drove on their transit, the loss was heavy. At that time the cattle were not made more than half fat, else they could never have performed their journeys. I was well acquainted with the Messrs Williamson, and, when a boy, was the guest of the late George Williamson, St John's Wells; of the late James Williamson, Bethelnie; and of William Williamson, Easter Crichie. George Williamson was a great wit, and many are the anecdotes I have heard him tell. One of these I recollect. He was passing through Perth with a large drove of cattle, the bells were ringing a merry peal for the peace ?St John's Wells said it was a sorrowful peal...<

ISBN: 9780217693783

Cattle and Cattle-breeders William McCombie, Books, Business and Finance, Cattle and Cattle-breeders Books>Business and Finance Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.mi… Mehr…

Cattle and Cattle-breeders William McCombie, Books, Business and Finance, Cattle and Cattle-breeders Books>Business and Finance Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 33 II.?REMINISCENCES. Fifty years ago, and for many a long year thereafter, there were no shorthorns in the north. There were few turnips grown, and few cattle fed. The great firm of the Williamsons, who rented St John's Wells, Bethelnie, and Easter Criehie; James Allardyce of Boyndsmill; the Harveys of Beidlestone and Danestone, and a few others, were almost the only parties who attempted the feeding of cattle. Mr Harvey of Ardo, who was then tenant of Danestone, died only the other year, aged ninety. Messrs Williamson and Reid were the great Aberdeen butchers at that period, and the feeders had either to sell to them or send their cattle on to Barnet Fair on their own account, or in the hands of the jobber. The journey occupied a month, and hay was their food. The cattle stood the road best upon hay, and it was surprising how fresh and sound their drovers took them up. Disease was unknown; the lung disease and the foot-and-mouth disease are comparatively recent importations. I was in the lean-cattle trade when foot-and-mouth disease first broke out, and got a sad fright when I came up to Falkirk and found my drove affected. When it got into a drove on their transit, the loss was heavy. At that time the cattle were not made more than half fat, else they could never have performed their journeys. I was well acquainted with the Messrs Williamson, and, when a boy, was the guest of the late George Williamson, St John's Wells; of the late James Williamson, Bethelnie; and of William Williamson, Easter Crichie. George Williamson was a great wit, and many are the anecdotes I have heard him tell. One of these I recollect. He was passing through Perth with a large drove of cattle, the bells were ringing a merry peal for the peace ?St John's Wells said it was a sorrowful peal...<

ISBN: 9780217693783

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