The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c (1907) (14758449646)

Identifier: marklaneexpressa9719unse (find matches)
Title: The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c
Year: 1832 (1830s)
Authors:
Subjects: Agriculture Farm produce Farm produce
Publisher: London : Isaac Alger
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign



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y showe^,with more or les3 severely cold nights, andthe days are rapidly shortening. Where thereis a Urge head of abock to bo carried forwardib will be wise bo make arrangemenbs forwinbering bhe same. There is an abundance ofhay in pracbically every parbof bhe counbry, bubbhe quality in bhe majoriby of instances will bemore than inferior. Many thousands of tonswill be worse than useless if used in bhe ordinaryway in which hay is generally used. Preparabionshould bherefore be made for chopping bhis upinbo chaff, and for seasoning ib with some cheapingredients, suA as molasses, malb combs, &c. THERE i3 every prospscb of an abundanbsupply of swedes in many parts of thecountry upon the arable and mixed farms, andthese, provided we escape mildew in September,ought to be of good quality. Where this is bheexse little more is needed, as the chaffed haymixed with bhe pulped swede is relished by mostcattle and enables them to keep in thriving con-dition throughout bhe winter. In the Mi Hand
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Our illusbration above is of the Shorthorn Bull, Pride of Tees, winner of First Prize for Shorbhorn Bulls overone and not exceeding two years old at the Yorkshire Show at Barnsley lasb week. It was exhibited byMr. G. Harrison, Gainford Hall, Darlington, but was bred by Mr. O. H. Joliflfe, Newbus Grange, Darlington,its sire being Primrose Pride and it3 dam Lady Augusta 2 id. Mr. R. Whitworths Hackneys. There was a large and representative gabhering0: Hackney breeders ab the sale of pedigree York-shire Hackneys belonging to Mr. R. Whitworth,a< bhe Londesborough Stud, Markeb Weighbon, onTuesday, and some good prices were realised.Mr. Whitworths stud is well known in all parts ofthe counbry for ibs high sbandard of excellence,and thus the opportunity bo obbain some of hischoice animals was eagerly baken by breeders inall parts. Fifty lots were disposed of, and includedmany animals either sired by or in foal to thechampion Polonious, whose progeny won bhirby-seven honours at the recent