A Statistical Account of the British Settlements in Australasia: Including the Colonies of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land: with an Enumeration of the Advantages which They Offer to Emigrants, as Well with References to Each Other, as to the United States of America and the Canadas; and Directions and Advice to Emigrants, Volume 2Geo. B. Whittaker, 1824 - Australasia |
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Page 27
... CATTLE , & c . The system of rearing and fattening cattle is perfectly analogous to that which is pursued at Port Jackson . The natural grasses afford an abundance of pasturage at all seasons of the year , and no provision of winter ...
... CATTLE , & c . The system of rearing and fattening cattle is perfectly analogous to that which is pursued at Port Jackson . The natural grasses afford an abundance of pasturage at all seasons of the year , and no provision of winter ...
Page 28
... cattle arrive ; since there is both a kindlier and larger breed of cattle at Port Jackson , which nevertheless neither weigh as heavy , nor afford as much suet . This is an incontrovertible proof that the natural grasses possess much ...
... cattle arrive ; since there is both a kindlier and larger breed of cattle at Port Jackson , which nevertheless neither weigh as heavy , nor afford as much suet . This is an incontrovertible proof that the natural grasses possess much ...
Page 29
... cattle are originally of the Bengal breed ; their improvement was not much at- tended too until within the last few years ; since then a very laudable spirit of agricultural im- provement has prevailed , and the cattle in con- sequence ...
... cattle are originally of the Bengal breed ; their improvement was not much at- tended too until within the last few years ; since then a very laudable spirit of agricultural im- provement has prevailed , and the cattle in con- sequence ...
Page 30
... cattle in con- sequence of being crossed by bulls of the Eng- lish breed are considerably improved . It is invariably found that in proportion as the cattle partake of the English breed , they become kindlier and more valuable for the ...
... cattle in con- sequence of being crossed by bulls of the Eng- lish breed are considerably improved . It is invariably found that in proportion as the cattle partake of the English breed , they become kindlier and more valuable for the ...
Page 31
... cattle , sheep , wool , wheat , salt provisions , hides , tallow , seal - skins , whale oil , and spars . The exportation of cattle and sheep to the Isle of France commenced in 1818 , and was entered upon with considerable spirit , but ...
... cattle , sheep , wool , wheat , salt provisions , hides , tallow , seal - skins , whale oil , and spars . The exportation of cattle and sheep to the Isle of France commenced in 1818 , and was entered upon with considerable spirit , but ...
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