General view of the agriculture of the county of Lancaster with observations on the means of its improvement, from the communications of Mr. John Holt and the additional remarks of several respectable gentlemen and farmers in the county / Drawn up for ... the Board of Agriculture.

  • Great Britain. Board of Agriculture.
Date:
1795
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Credit: General view of the agriculture of the county of Lancaster with observations on the means of its improvement, from the communications of Mr. John Holt and the additional remarks of several respectable gentlemen and farmers in the county / Drawn up for ... the Board of Agriculture. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Mare from which the original drawing was taken, is in her 22d year, notwithftanding which the teeth are yet good, eyes clear, and perfedlly found. It has been one of the beft of fervants, to its prefent mafter, for the fpace of nineteen 'years. iMIXT BREED OF HOGS. The Hog, an engraving of which is inferted In this work. Is a boar belonging to Thomas Wakefield, Efq. Brooke Farm, near Liverpool.' There is a mixture of the Chinefe and of the wild boar in this breed. Its chief properties are a large carcafe, fhort legs, fmall entrails, and great weight of meat, in proportion' to its fize. Dimensions. Length of head ' ’ - Depth from fhoulder to breaft Breadth from hip to hip ' Heighth from fhoulder to fore-foot Length from ear to rump Girth round his body ' _ N“ 2. Mode of preferving Cream, for feveral v/eeks or months; particularly calculated for fea voyages. / T AKE 12 ounces of w'hite fugar, and diffolve it in fome ounces of water, over a moderate fire. After the fugar is dilTolved, boil it for about 'two minutes in an earthen veflel ; after which add immediately 12 ounces of frefli cream, and mix the whole uniformly over the fire: then fufer it to cool, pour it into a quart bottle, and cork it carefully. Keep it in a cool place, and it will continue fit for ufe for feve- ral weeks, or even months. Feet. Inches. I O I 4 1 o 2 6 4 o 5 2 N» 3. \ t