单词 | pasturage |
例句 | Many herding peoples of Africa and Asia shift camp along regular seasonal routes to take advantage of predictable seasonal changes in pasturage. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In the pasturage along the road the wild oat heads were just clearing their scabbards. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z In this way, I hope to spread among others the gifts lavished upon me for my pains in the College of Lucidity; to loose knowledge from its corral and allow it free pasturage. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He gave form to “the heavenly pasturage our minds can find in things,” is how Proust once put it. Critic?s Notebook: Paris Rediscovers Monet?s Magic at Grand Palais 2010-10-05T01:41:00Z At the same time, raiding for horses and competing for pasturage encouraged destructive wars among the tribes. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z South Sudanese ministers called for a collective regional response to the outbreak that threatens to devastate crops and pasturage. Huge locust outbreak in East Africa reaches South Sudan 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Here in rural Somalia, where about 50% of the people depend on animals for their livelihoods, the locusts are eating the pasturage. “Where it begins”: Young hungry locusts bulk up in Somalia 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z In 2014, Australian cattle ranchers culled—slaughtered—more than 9 million animals for want of adequate pasturage. Meat enables a capitalism defined by inequality 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z But before lodge was built, or acre sown, there was close to the head of this hill a large pasturage, where a herdsman spent his days and nights among the herd. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z Its thin, rocky soil favored pasturage over wheat fields, so New Englanders raised livestock and caught codfish instead. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Following the lack of pasturage, the majority of these animals that had not succumbed to hunger, were in a pitiful state of decline. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Spikes 3–5; flowering glume smooth, longer than the blunt rudiment.—Penn., and southward, where it is cultivated for pasturage. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z Of that, 12 percent is given over to crops, 26 to pasturage. Meat enables a capitalism defined by inequality 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z In the fine pasturage of the glebe meadows, the red-brown cows were gathered under a tree, out of the hot sparkle of the sun. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Only a small part of the cultivable land is under tillage, the inhabitants being principally employed in pasturage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z On the other side lay a beautiful green park, stretching far away in upland slopes of rich pasturage. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z The agrarian laws were neglected, too much land was in pasturage, which tends to lower the census, and too vast tracts were held by single nobles. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z The pasturage for the swine was more than sufficient. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z With good pasturage, they require no farther attention than that bestowed by their parents. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z When the pale rose-tinted blossoms had fallen, and the grey-green velvet pods of the young almonds were emerging from the crimson calyxes, the locust and his bride deserted us to seek a wider pasturage. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The country was open, the soil a rich red loam, covered with rank rough pasturage and wild clover, with occasional clumps of woodland. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z As they were now on the summer pasturage grounds of large game, they were fortunate enough to find here and there scattered horns and bones of reindeer—refuse abandoned even by the wolves. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z We shall then buy a vacant kingdom from the Tartar king, where the pasturage is good, and thither we will go with our men and set up an empire of our own. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z To this very day we may see Arab tribes wandering over sunny deserts, seeking pasturage, sowing here and there an acre of wheat or barley, or gathering dates. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z The country in the vicinity of this anchorage seemed open, low, and covered with good pasturage. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Among the mountains there are many valuable woodlands, in which oaks, pines, beeches, cork-trees and chestnuts predominate, while the lowlands afford excellent pasturage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Star Island formerly afforded pasturage for a few sheep and cows. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The Bedouin were induced to remain there, partly by the pasturage provided for their flocks, partly by a promise of exemption from taxes and military conscription. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z Land in Persia is of three grades, the wholly irrigated, the partially irrigated, and the "rain-lands," usually uplands, chiefly suited for pasturage. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Of the interior we were ignorant; but, from the absence of Indians and the scarcity of fresh water, it is probably very bare of pasturage. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z There is good summer pasturage on the mountains, where cattle, sheep and swine are reared. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z This valley has magnificent pasturage, hay not yet "sun cured," long grass, and abundant clover and vetches brightened by a profuse growth of a small helianthus. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z It flourished wonderfully in its new surroundings, and had such a bad effect on the pasturage that a war had to be waged against its spread. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z The pasturage is fine and abundant, and the people breed cattle and horses. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Everywhere they had churches, chapels, tithes, farms, villages, mills, rights of pasturage, of fishing, of venery, and of wood. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z Much of the soil is, however, undrained, and only partly used for pasturage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z For pasturage there is only the right of "use and wont," and the grazing is free. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z He was able to stare and brood to his heart's content, and thus to feed his imagination on the only pasturage it required. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z The Sabz Kuh, or "green mountain" range, famous for the pasturage of its higher slopes, terminates in Sultan Ibrahim, and unites at its eastern end with the Kuh-i-Kaller, a range somewhat higher. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Above are walnuts and chestnuts, and the flintiest summits serve for pasturage. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z On the drained pasturage a large number of cattle are fed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z The pasturage of the plain is magnificent, and the rich soil produces two crops a year. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z The land is the property of the crown, which appoints a special officer as the ranger of the Curragh; but the right of pasturage is possessed by the landowners of the vicinity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Then he led the way down the naked steep, now flooded with the level radiance of the three-fourths risen sun, toward the fresh spring pasturage along the upper limits of the timber-belt. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Thus, for instance, the ancient Slaves used clay soil everywhere as pasturage, and cultivated the sandy soil, because their pick-axes could overcome the resistance only of the latter. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z The reason of that ancient repute is found in the downs in whose lap the place is situated; those thymy downs that afforded such splendid pasturage for sheep. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z The mules have been poorly fed for the last few days, and it is pleasant to see them revelling in the abundant pasturage. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z The climate is mild and the rainfall more abundant than at the northern part of the valley, and the effects of this are to be seen in the better 644 pasturage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z At the same time, by thus keeping on the outskirts of the host he secured for his little knot of satellites the freshest and sweetest pasturage. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z But the mere use of natural pasturage can never be carried to great intensity. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z When a specialty is made of stock raising it is well to provide some ensilage to feed at night through the winter, in connection with the cane pasturage. Montgomery, the Capital City of Alabama Her Resources and Advantages 2012-01-22T03:00:22.020Z Leaving the Ab-i-Diz, the path pursues valleys with streams and dry torrent-beds, much wooded with oak and hawthorn, with hills above, buff with uncut sun-cured hay, magnificent pasturage, but scantily supplied with water. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Indeed, the deserts of the interior have their wealth of pasturage; and their lakes, evaporating in summer, leave in their basins hundreds of bushels of the purest soda. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z The mountain sheep, cropping hungrily with their short, eager bites, soon exhausted their high pasturage. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Where the pasturage is poor or bad, the old geese become thin and weak, and the young broods never thrive and often die unless fully fed at home. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z They possessed also many churches in the island, windmills, rights of fishery, of pasturage, of cutting wood in the forests, and many important privileges and immunities. The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple 2012-01-18T03:00:11.003Z O flock, in your great Shepherd all too blest, Where shall fit pasturage be found for you? The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z Uncle Jim was happy, for the pasturage would be improved, and the corn crop would have a "show." Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z But enthusiasm over young pasturage may make even a mountain sheep absent-minded. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Quite close to the remains of the town, is at present a large Hacienda, with magnificent clover pasturages, fertilized by the river Rimac. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z The traveller sees a few villages scattered at random, and rides over grass pasturages, on which are feeding troops of buffalos, alternating with plantations of tobacco or coffee. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z The Church, temporarily, had had some rare pasturage; but the fathers were a shade too greedy; they had gobbled up so much that it was necessary to drive them out. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z Although the money wages of labour were lowered, because there were more labourers in the market, the real amount of wages was higher, for better food was created by pasturage at a cheaper rate. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z When once more they descended to the timber belt and its seductive pasturage there were three or four miles of tangled ridge and ravine between them and the scene of their morning's adventure. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z But the forests and the mountain pasturages are the chief source of wealth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z These birds—in Spanish Corteza—nest on the bare pasturages of the upper marisma, and also on the high central plateaux of Spain, in Castile, La Mancha, &c., a very different region. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z They are generally brought from lands where their range of pasturage was greater than in these situations. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z In many respects the wild kloof gives evidence that the Boer who first tarried there had an eye for good pasturage for his flocks and herds. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Commerce languished in general, and the soil was mainly abandoned to pasturage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The valley was originally inhabited by the serfs of various great lords in summer for the sake of pasturage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z From the moment the fighting bulls are selected, they are treated with the utmost care, and for two years more roam at liberty over the richest pasturage of the wide unfrequented prairies. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Wool, both of coarse and fine quality, is daily becoming a more and more important export from the Black Sea, owing to the great range of pasturage in Southern Russia. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z At four years old they are put into huge enclosures of good pasturage, and in time of scarcity they are fed upon vetches, maize and wheat. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z More than half the cultivable area of Greece is devoted to pasturage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z It is in the vicinity of large towns that most benefit will be derived from it, where milk is most generally sought after, and where pasturage is scanty, and consequently food for cows expensive. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z The sombre forests which surround it are a chief stronghold of the Spanish red deer, which find shelter in the abundant underwood and rich pasturage in the grassy dells. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The open campos afford good pasturage, and live stock is largely exported. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Fallow Deer often quarrel among themselves over rights of pasturage, the herd dividing into two and engaging in a pitched battle for the possession of the disputed land. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z The due proportion of woodland in England and Ireland is, therefore, almost purely an economical question, to be decided by the comparative direct pecuniary return from forest growth, pasturage, and plough land. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z He had them sown as usual, and found that the crops of hay and pasturage were more than double what they had been before. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z The carcases of cattle and horses that have died of thirst and lack of pasturage strew the plains; the winter-sown wheat is dead ere germination is complete. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z There are two classes of pasturage, temporary and permanent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z South and east of the Paraná, the country which they occupied was mostly an open, rolling plain admirably suited for pasturage. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Then follows a succession of other plants which gradually fit the sand hills, by growth and decay, for forest planting, for pasturage, and sometimes for ordinary agricultural use. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z In this section, wood is more abundant, pasturage excellent, and, consequently, buffalo almost always abound there. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z The males leave the pasturage for the corn in February and March, followed later by the females as the laying season approaches. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z In the vale the deep rich black and red loamy soil is well adapted for pasturage, and a moist mild climate favours the growth of grasses and root crops. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z While they had more and better Indian slaves, their pasturage was not so good. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z But so great are the recuperative powers of nature, that, in twenty-five years, the ground was thickly covered again with trees of fair dimensions, except where cultivation and pasturage kept down the forest growth. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z To experiment properly in this matter it is necessary that a public establishment should appropriate some extensive district of unreclaimed and bad pasturage to the maintenance of a large body of ponies. Small Horses in Warfare 2011-10-26T02:00:30.897Z No sensible beast would ever seek such "pasturage," and the anomaly is quickly detected by the ducks. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Swift from the sweltering pasturage he flows: His stream, alert to seek the pleasant shade, Pictures his gentle purpose, as he goes Straight to the caverned pool his toil has made. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z Her productive, well-watered, and gently rolling plains are well adapted for agriculture and unsurpassed for pasturage. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Hepsy had enjoyed the fresh air and fine pasturage on the plateau this last week, but she dislikes the rain.” Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z Ponies of a pure race being so vigorous as to be wholly unfitted for rich pasturage, they become upon it balls of fat. Small Horses in Warfare 2011-10-26T02:00:30.897Z These "islands" comprise vast areas of level pasturage—in winter bare of herbage, almost dry mud, but by April, knee-deep in richest grass and vegetation, resonant with the "whit-ti-wit" of unnumbered quail. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Their privileges amounted to little more than the right of pasturage on the commons. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z Blister-flies, or Beetles.—There are several species of these insects, each of which appears to have its favorite pasturage. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z The land, however, is good, and under proper management very productive, as respects both tillage and pasturage. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z The scarcity of water in the southern parts is not favourable for agricultural pursuits, while the good grazing lands offer splendid pasturage for cattle, which the Herero raise in numbers amounting to many hundred thousands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z There was pasturage for the horses and burros on the other side of the mountain brook. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z A stream of purest water ran by the door, and the open, grassy meadows were ample for the supply of hay and pasturage. Fly Fishing in Wonderland 2011-09-01T02:00:22.230Z Great inducements were offered to persons to keep an ordinary; sometimes land was granted them, or pasturage for their cattle, or exemption from church rates and school taxes. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z The pasturage in this neighbourhood is remarkably good. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z The north is bleak and exposed to biting winds, subject to heavy rains and intense cold; a good pasturage country, but in most parts ill to cultivate. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z He bases his estimate on the amount of acreage they grazed over, and the number of animals the pasturage would sustain. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z Those parts of the eastern district less fitted for grain are employed in pasturage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Many of the great ranches in the valley possessed prescriptive rights to pasturage over vast tracts in the high Sierras. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z As the human race disappeared, less and less land was occupied in husbandry, till almost the whole country became pasturage for cattle, by far the greater part of which were wild. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z It was very old, and had probably inhabited this tempting spot for many years, to surprise the game that came here to drink at the spring, and enjoy the fresh green pasturage. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The veld yielded very little pasturage here for our horses. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z The proportion of tillage to pasturage is roughly as one to four; and owing to the nature of the country fully one-third of the total area is quite barren. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z In one particular the pasturage of the high Sierras has greatly suffered. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z There was a good pasturage just outside the town, beyond the guard lines of the Federal troops. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z It struck me as curious that I saw no game on such rich pasturage, for, excepting a flock of turkeys, I had put up nothing, although I had reached the centre. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Then note how far the shepherds had wandered to Shechem, which is a very rich pasturage. Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z The act does not extend to common lands nor to lands over which rights of grazing or pasturage for not more than nine months in the year exist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z This tunnel is the favourite way and passage of the rabbits from the copse out into the tempting pasturage of the meadow; through it too, now and then, a fox creeps quietly. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z There is plenty of pasturage for sheep, and wool needs much labor to make it fit for human use. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z We on several occasions unsaddled at noon because we found good pasturage on water, and rested till the next morning, so that we might not have to spend the night at a worse spot. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Then notice Dothan, 15 miles farther north, where the pasturage is still richer. Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z Some of the intermediate country is comparatively uncultivated, but forms excellent pasturage for sheep. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z However, as it offered good pasturage for the ponies, it was a favorite stopping place. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z A narrow stream of water winds through it, under shadow of the tall shrubs, and in its depths extends a vast pasturage, all covered with large gray stones, that lie thickly scattered about. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z We had been going for several days through the mountains with considerable difficulty, when one afternoon we reached a splendid pasturage, where we resolved to let our cattle rest. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z They are good milkers, and, being a hardy race, are on that account well suited to a cold climate and to the coarse and sometimes scanty pasturage of New England. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z The lord of the manor also possessed strips in the common fields, and was regarded as the owner of the common and waste, subject to the pasturage and fuel rights of the tenants. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z Most of his land was pasturage, then far more profitable than the growing of corn. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z The hills of its strongly undulating surface are profusely covered with wood, and the hollows p. 133enjoy a luxuriance of pasturage that can scarcely be equalled. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z The vegetation was springing up here, and the good pasturage induced us to grant our cattle some days' rest, as they had been on short commons lately. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The tobacco crop was extremely exhaustive to the soil, and when the land had been cropped until its productivity decreased, wheat or corn were usually planted, or it was turned into pasturage. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Still the emigrants throve; for those were the days of good seasons and healthy flocks and herds—when pasturage was plentiful and succulent, droughts were infrequent, and disease almost unknown. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The Common Lands of Wales are so extensive, and comprise so many tracts, that improvement by selection other than nature's is a farce so long as the pasturage is free to any and all. The Welsh Pony Described in two letters to a friend 2011-07-02T02:00:10.773Z It did certainly afford some verdure; but probably they do not consider the situation sufficiently central for secure pasturage. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z Numerous tribes of horse Indians always follow these herds to the better pasturage and traverse the prairie in every direction, as they depend on the buffalo exclusively for food. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z If the pasturage on the estancia was hard and dry, there was yet plenty of it, and as there was abundant water I had no fear of anything like starvation for the stock. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z It’s splendid pasturage, well situated, any amount of water, in fact, everything. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The spirit duties produce 1,500,000 rubles, the rest is made up by the salt works of the Manitch, and the pasturage dues. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Owing to the late local rains the pasturage was good, so all the game from the surrounding arid spaces had flocked in. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z At last the latter opened, the mountains on our left trended to the west, and before us was spread out an extensive and hilly tract, which, offered rather decent pasturage for these rough regions. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z So far they were not painfully thirsty; cattle bred on the borders of the desert in their search for pasturage often go voluntarily waterless for forty-eight hours at a stretch. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z They had no encroachments to complain of on the part of the colonists, for their territory was jealously secured to them—good pasturage, fertile lands, and well watered withal. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z As for the Kalmucks, who had been very bold and active auxiliaries of Russia, they preserved intact all the pasturages they now possess in the government of the Caucasus. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z They were in splendid condition and seemed to have improved under the change of pasturage. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z We watered our cattle and then rode down stream on the other side, as the pasturage seemed more luxuriant lower down. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z But it was some place where a thunderstorm had recently burst and, therefore, where pasturage existed. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z The hardwood ridges and flats offer good farming lands, and the wild meadows, scattered over the county, excellent hay and pasturage. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z The place is inconvenient because of its restricted pasturage. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z He made light of the affair, saying that the animals were probably seedy from a change of pasturage—a thing which often happened when cattle were brought down from the mountains to the low country. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z I took young oxen from the pasturage and forced them into the strange yoke. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z They must have grain for the cattle and themselves, and pasturage for the beasts, room for orchards and gardens, room for the villages of those who tilled their fields. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z His farm consists of 900 acres under cultivation, 500 of which is devoted to tame grass and pasturage, on which he feeds 150 head of blooded stock. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z This is a river with fine water, excellent lands for crops, pasturage, etc. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z The sheep and goats became thinner and thinner, until they were too weak to go abroad and seek for pasturage. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Tiger, who had gone on ahead, awaited us on a knoll with the cheering news that there was excellent pasturage here for our cattle, and water probably no great distance off. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z They find there an unfailing pasturage, for if there is one place they disdain to visit it is, as I have already hinted, the place of the joy of the rich. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z This "strangeness" was attributed to the little nourishment in the meats, although in appearance as fine as those of Europe, owing to the extreme dryness of the pasturage. Narrative of a Voyage to the West Indies and Mexico In the Years 1599-1602 2011-05-30T02:00:21.633Z One can see mountains which have a few pine trees and in the near-by hills there is some pasturage. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z The Tartars dwelt between Georgia and Bargu, where there is a vast plain and level country, on which are neither cities nor forts, but capital pasturage and water. Curious Myths of the Middle Ages 2011-05-19T02:00:06.517Z The country about here is principally farm land, with rich and abundant pasturage. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z Clover, lucerne and sainfoin make up the bulk of artificial pasturage, while vetches, crimson clover and cabbage are the other chief forage crops. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z At times—thou art like those horizons divine, Where the suns of the nebulous seasons decline; How resplendent art thou—O pasturage vast, Illumed by the beams of a sky overcast! The Flowers of Evil 2011-05-15T02:00:07.523Z On the morning of this day we began our journey by going eastward and at five leagues came to a marsh which had near by some lands covered with a little pasturage. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z There are countless acres fulfilling these conditions, and every acre thus situated is capable of yielding in vegetables twenty-fold its value as pasturage. Farm Gardening with Hints on Cheap Manuring Quick Cash Crops and How to Grow Them 2011-05-10T02:00:58.433Z They were whirled along the shell road four miles outside of Lexington to the Colonel's magnificent homestead surrounded by acres of level pasturage and numerous modern out-buildings. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z The price of pasturage has been increased, the number of cattle and sheep pastured has been diminished, and the price of meat correspondingly advanced. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z The families were rescued, and they came down the Columbia River to the Willamette Valley, while most of the stock was left on good pasturage east of the mountains. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z The country appeared to have moderately good pasturage, excellent in the river bottoms. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z Such situations are entirely too valuable to use for pasturage. Farm Gardening with Hints on Cheap Manuring Quick Cash Crops and How to Grow Them 2011-05-10T02:00:58.433Z The business of the agister was to look after the pasturage of the forest, and to receive the payments for the same by persons entitled to pasture their cattle in the forests. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z And now about the free pasturage, and the hay for the cow! Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z Here were green fields, meadows and pasturage lands. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z Today, while searching for pasturage, we moved the camp about three leagues farther downstream and one league distant from the river. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z Thus the mower Damon sees himself reflected in his scythe; the fawn feeds on roses till its lip "seems to bleed," not with a possibly lurking thorn, but with the hue of its pasturage. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z The hilly parts are chiefly under pasturage and dairy farming. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Varro being at the house of a person called Cossinius, his host refuses to let him depart till he explain to him the origin, the dignity, and the art of pasturage. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Rogue River Valley was unoccupied and afforded abundant pasturage for horses and mules and horned cattle. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z All the land this afternoon has consisted of immense plains which have a little pasturage. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z North of the gully cut down the lower hill-side by this streamlet, the hill-side of some three acres is quite steep, still partially wooded, and wholly devoted to pasturage. What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science 2011-03-29T02:00:08.937Z I shall begin by telling you that in Gloucestershire, my county, when we breed horses, we rear them with care, in fine pasturage and good stables, with hay and oats. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z This book concludes with what forms the most profitable part of pasturage—the dairy and sheep-shearing. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Some enterprising fellow had just pre-empted all of that portion of the valley west of Bear Creek, and received stock for pasturage on that pre-empted domain, at so much per head. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z Its banks are close together and it provides only small meadows and a shortage of pasturage, because of the saline soil. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z The extensive meadows supply pasturage for a large number of cattle and sheep, and the horses raised in the Perche have a wide reputation as draught animals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z As a grazing country, Southern Alberta has had few equals, for the hills and valleys, well watered, afford excellent pasturage. Canada West 2011-03-03T03:00:58.087Z This polite remonstrance gives rise to a discussion with regard to the proper definition of a villa, and whether that appellation can be applied to a residence, where there is neither tillage nor pasturage. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Let fall as she let go of this and this By tens and twenties, tumbled to her feet, White waifs or purple of the pasturage. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z Elsewhere, and in the hills bordering the plains, I saw neither pasturage nor watering places. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z The mountains afford excellent pasturage for sheep and cattle, which were reared in great quantities in ancient times, and seem to have given the island its name; these pastures belonged to the state. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z In the south the great ranges of vacant area affords excellent pasturage. Canada West 2011-03-03T03:00:58.087Z Where the ground was most depressed and marshy, the meadows were stretched out for the pasturage of cattle. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z From the comparative dryness of the climate Essex does not excel in pasturage, and winter grazing receives the more attention. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Going down the river in search of pasturage we discovered the traces of horses from the Santa Barbara expedition. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z There is a wide extent of pasturage, on which are reared a considerable number of cattle and sheep, and especially those horses of pure Norman breed for which the department has long been celebrated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z The central portion furnishes pasturage of equal quality, and the groves and park lands provide shelter, making it possible to raise cereals, as well as feed for cattle and hogs. Canada West 2011-03-03T03:00:58.087Z Now there is hardly a tree to be seen; immense pasturages and fields stretch on every side, and numbers of horses, cattle, and sheep, browse on the luxuriant herbage. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z That night, the air above us was thick with smoke, rising from the burning grass which the enemy had fired to destroy the pasturage for the cattle. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z After traveling a very long way we were obliged to stop, although there was great scarcity of pasturage in the enormous willow thickets along the river. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z Besides, here was shelter and pasturage for the tired cattle. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The western slopes of the mountains are thickly wooded, and the valleys give pasturage to many cattle. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z The verdant hills and valleys that surrounded us were thickly dotted with cattle and sheep contentedly browsing upon the rich pasturage. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z And above these again rise the hills for pasturage, and only useful for grain-growing where facilities for irrigation can be found. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z One league farther on we came upon a stream full of water but without land for cultivation nor much pasturage in its vicinity. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z When, however, the pasturage becomes burned from the heat of the sun, the herds migrate in immense numbers to other sections. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z On this estate, devoted to the cultivation of cereals, olives, vines and to pasturage, are colonies of Europeans and natives. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Besides these, the cattle and poultry are more plentiful, and of a better sort, and the pasturages are thickly dotted with flocks of fine healthy sheep, and milch cows in abundance. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z The people live in the villages and their industry would seem to be almost entirely pasturage—that is, cattle raising. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z Excellent horses are reared in the uplands, as well as mules and cattle, the pasturage on the mountain slopes being good, and alfalfa being grown in abundance in many districts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z The men lived in indolence; their only occupation was moving from place to place with their herds and flocks, as pasturage failed. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z In the forests of this neighbourhood good pasturage is now and then to be found; but the corn-fields and meadows are poor, especially the former. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z The lion eats the antelope, to be sure; but the real struggle lies between lion and lion for a fair share of meat, or between antelope and antelope for a fair share of pasturage. Charles Darwin 2010-12-24T03:00:33.847Z Beneath their growing corn and varied pasturage lay, it was generally admitted, a seam of coal at a depth and of a thickness that would render its working a paying venture. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z They live chiefly by pasturage—rearing camels, of which their chief agricultural stock consists, and horses of a fine breed, which fetch good prices. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The barren condition of the soil and the lack of good pasturage in the section about the town was a matter of serious inconvenience to the Dutch farmers. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The country, mountainous in its southern portion, possesses extensive forests, fertile valleys, producing rice, wheat and other grains in abundance, and rich pasturages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" This is owing to their fatigue in travelling, and scanty pasturage, rather than to any constitutional deficiency. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. Grasses and creeping dicotyledonous plants are fully matured; and a rich pasturage affords, during the warm season, abundant nourishment to herbivorous animals. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History More efficient food rivals may be a factor; just as sheep drive out cattle from the same pasturage, and as, in Australia, rabbits drive out sheep. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open They drove before them great herds of horned cattle and flocks of sheep in search of fresh pasturage. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Most of the county is unfitted for agriculture; but many districts afford fine pasturage for mountain sheep; and some of the valleys, such as Glendaruel, are very fertile. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" South of the Arctic Circle the greater part of the country is covered with forests, intermingled with lakes and morasses, though in places there is excellent pasturage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" These and other relics testify to the dolmen-builders in general as representing a superior and well-developed type, acquainted with agriculture, pasturage, and to some extent with seafaring. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race It offers fine pasturage for the herds of cattle. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Vegetables are very scarce, and the milk of the goat is the only kind that can be obtained, since there is no pasturage for cows. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The water-courses and depressions of the shingly steppts afford pasturage sufficient for the guanaco, and in places support a thorny vegetation of low growth and starved appearance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Considerable portions now devoted to pasturage are liable at times to suffer from drought. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Large areas are devoted to pasturage, and the cultivated portions are comparatively limited, though in the east there are fertile valleys where grain, fruits, &c., are cultivated. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Brushwood and rough pasturage of some sort is found almost everywhere, except in the neighbourhood of the larger settlements, where forage and firewood have to be brought in from long distances. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Excellent pasturage is afforded to cattle, and the horses are as much celebrated as in days gone by. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Cows would require too much pasturage to be profitably kept on these islands, whereas the hardy goats, as we have said, are cheaply fed and easily managed. The Story of Malta Sicily was in affluence and prosperity, while the adjoining plains of Italy were entirely laid out in pasturage, or returned to a state of desolation and insalubrity. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 At intervals new arts and ideas appear, such as agriculture and pasturage, the manufacture of pottery, the use of metal implements and the device of record and communication by picture writing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" The hills which form this channel are without trees, but those on this side have plentiful pasturage, while those on the other side appeared bald, with little grass, the earth being reddish in color. The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California It consist of a moderately elevated plateau, dotted with isolated mountain groups and affords ample pasturage for cattle, camels, and horses. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The absence of coyotes make sheep raising particularly attractive, and they will not injure the cattle pasturage if properly proportioned. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State There was pasturage for the horse and the cows and for old Sukey, and some acres had already been cleared for planting. The Valiants of Virginia Captain Moore made a push that morning straight across the desert, that he might reach water and pasturage before noon if possible. The Red Mustang There are very fine plains and very good pasturage. The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California Their lords dwell under leather tents and move from place to place, when necessary, to find fresh pasturage. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z When two or three feet high it is greedily eaten by animals, and so may be a pasturage possibility. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State If the browse and pasturage are scant, a small ration of grain should be fed. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. At the foot of the hill beyond the stream was a straggling wind-frayed apple-orchard, fresh pasturage for lambs in spring, and now in September a jolly haunt for the young son of Mrs. Ross. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Goats have been found highly profitable in many of the middle Atlantic states, where the long dry seasons render the campos unsuitable for cattle pasturage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" They dwelt lingeringly on blooded mares nibbling at rich pasturage, with royally sired foals nuzzling at their sleek flanks. The Tempering It seems to me a valuable plant to furnish a supply of pasturage in winter, when pasturage is practically gone. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State The chums swiftly retraced their steps to where the animals waited patiently, removing the packs and sending the little donkeys down the trail to better pasturage. Unexplored! They will be expected still more carefully to look after their animals when out at pasturage. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar To the north glimmered the sparkling waters of Long Island Sound, while to the south stretched fertile farming land, devoted to crop-raising and pasturage. The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship In consequence of the numerous thefts committed by the Belochees, who daily carried off numbers of our camels, it became necessary to provide them with guards whilst at pasturage. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan The beans may be left on the vines for pasturage, or gathered and ground into bean meal, which is excellent for cattle feeding. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State The common that Mr. Everett had in mind was a pasturage, not a baseball ground, or lover's walk, or a loafing place for tramps. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses The cattle, crowded together, and deprived of pasturage, swim for hours about the inundated plain, seeking a scanty nourishment from the flowing panicles of the grasses which rise above the lurid and bubbling waters. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 No," replied Linton; "that observation was mine, for really I was indignant at that summary system which disposes of a population as coolly as men change the cattle from one pasturage to another. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) They went out in search of some camels which were at pasturage and were never afterwards seen or heard of. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan Such pasturage has been established by heavy continuous grazing, under which conditions the broom sedge and wire grass are exterminated, while the creeping carpet grass comes in and persists. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State They were described as hardy and industrious patriots, hemmed in by sullen savages, with no outlet for trade and scant pasturage for their flocks—in nightly fear of the torch and the scalping-knife. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop Let us not cheat them of their pasturage; if any man fall sick, when, so to speak, his grave is dug, let us not lift him out of it by misdirected care. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. The episcopal revenue consists of corn, tithes, and pasturage, and amounts annually to 60 marks. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, December 1864 The supplies which we obtained from the Bengal column and the rich pasturage of the surrounding country soon refreshed and re-invigorated us, and we pursued our route in renewed health and spirits. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan Generally speaking, the moisture relations of the more extensive prairies are nearly ideal for continuous pasturage in the varying seasons. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State He paid me one hundred dollars for pasturage. A Man in the Open This pasturage we have enjoyed from our youth up, and it is threatened now to put us off our feed. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. In the Loz�re group and the southern C�vennes generally, good pasturage is found, and huge flocks spend the summer there. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Our route lay through rich pasturage and waving fields of corn, occasionally diversified by rivers and lakes, the latter of which we found well stocked with fish and game. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan On the prairies of Florida there is much better natural pasturage than in the piney woods, and, indeed, it is on the prairies that the old type of cattle industry reached its highest development. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State Our foreman instructed me to say that if the place proved to be occupied, I was to ask terms for pasturage. A Man in the Open It was too early in the season for the spring pasturage. The Unveiling of Lhasa The dense masses of lofty forest at that altitude are interspersed with large open tracts of coarse wiry grass, called by the natives patanas, and of value to them as affording pasturage for their cattle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" The excellence of the pasturage induced the caravan to take a day’s rest here. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 In the piney woods the natural pasturage is composed mainly of broom sedge and wire grasses. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State But since I learned that this whole world is only a dream from which we shall awake, the New Testament has been my pasturage. A Man in the Open The questions of pasturage, trade facilities, and the method in which official communications should be conducted between the Government of India and the authorities at Lhasa were deferred for future discussion. The Unveiling of Lhasa Soybeans began to be introduced into the area during this period and Fairfax County farmers also sowed various grasses for summer pasturage and to make hay for winter feeding. Frying Pan Farm The want of water and of pasturage soon destroyed the strength of our animals. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 This furnishes much pasturage in India, the Philippines, and South China. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State Bein' full of pride an' sin as a young horse, so I was tamed until He reckoned me worth pasturage. A Man in the Open Higher up, the woody region encircles the mountain—an extensive forest six or seven miles in width, affording pasturage for numerous flocks. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology As previously mentioned, Fairfax County also possessed soil types which worked up well and produced high yields of the pasturage and ensilage crops required to support large dairy herds. Frying Pan Farm It is only here and there, in this sterile and desolate region, that you find valleys tolerably supplied with pasturage, and hither the nomad tribes lead their flocks. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 In discussing pasturage it will be convenient to recognize three types of lands, namely, piney woods, prairie, and mucks, realizing, of course, that this is a very rough classification. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State The parties herding 'em waits till I'm away, and tries to make a deal with you for pasturage. A Man in the Open After a while the marine plants within the areas inclosed by these embankments are succeeded by a better species of herbage affording good pasturage, and the sands become sufficiently firm to support buildings. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The farm thus portrays crop and pasturage rotation, and some mechanized activity with a 1940 tractor, yet the farmer harvests his grain with a horse-drawn binder. Frying Pan Farm Nothing grows there but a little barley, and a few poor herbs, which serve for pasturage to some miserable herds of goats and yaks. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 During the growing season, from spring till late fall, these grasses furnish fair pasturage, but through the rest of the year they merely enable animals to exist. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State This be unfastened when he had led his goats into a favourable spot for pasturage, and, sitting down beside it, would talk to the bird for hours. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) Summer had burnt up this abandoned pasturage, and while they sat in silence Guy rattled from the rank umbels of fool's-parsley and hemlock the innumerable seeds that would only profit the rankness of another year. Plashers Mead A Novel Much orchil was formerly gathered, and there is good pasturage for the numerous herds of cattle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" They bear to the contemplative Lamas their modest offerings of butter, tea, and tsamba, and receive in exchange, benedictions and prayers for good pasturage and prosperous flocks. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 Notwithstanding the very large acreage planted to Natal, I have been quite unable to secure satisfactory data as to its value for pasturage, measured in carrying capacity and satisfactory gains. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State Goats do not in any way interfere with the pasturage of cattle or other livestock. Practical Angora Goat Raising Don’t overlook the need of pasturage for economical milk production. A Living from the Land The first is used as a shelter for whaling and fishing vessels, and as pasturage for cattle; the second has supplied much guano for export. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" The fire, repulsed on all sides, forced an issue from the encampment, and rushed out into the desert, where, driven by the wind, it spread over the pasturages, which it devoured as it went. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 In developing your ranches to increase your output, I want to urge as a patriotic duty that you increase your good pasturage and your winter feed supply as rapidly as you can. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State There were streaks of good pasturage here and there where his cattle used to graze, and where the deer and the pronghorn used to linger. Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt Honey is one of the minor food-products of Canada, and in many localities bees have abundance of pasturage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The women milk, but the men must drive the herds from the distant pasturage, lasso the doe, and hold the animals by the horns during the process. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia The extent of pasturage consumed by the flame might be about a mile and a quarter long by three quarters of a mile broad. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 Indeed, the first season the Lespedeza will furnish more pasturage than the Bermuda. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State And the love of woman is destroyed by humble selfishness as the religion of a Brahmin by serving kings, the milk of a cow by distant pasturage, and wealth by committing injustice. The Ten-foot Chain or, Can Love Survive the Shackles? A Unique Symposium Cattle, too, were moving lazily about in the rich pasturage, or standing grouped under the shade, while far away the blue ridges of the Morumbala mountains closed the view. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The soil is sandy, often marshy, but produces good crops of grain and affords fine pasturage. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia As we advanced, the country became more fertile and less mountainous, until at length, we reached the vast and magnificent pasturage of Koukou-Noor. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 At McNeill the pasturage on areas that have long been closely grazed is carpet grass. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State Indeed, the country for miles around displayed little else than the arid yellowish grass that springs from light sandy soil, the scant pasturage of mountain sheep. One Of Them On the abandoned provision grounds of the Indians they found a virgin pasturage. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The Tartar who had just taken his leave had informed us, that at a short distance from the caverns we should find in a vale the finest pasturages in the whole country of the Ortous. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] The place seemed full of good pasturage, but in consequence of p. 73the coldness of the climate, vegetation is very slow and very late in the locality. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 On the muck lands the problem of pasturage is easy. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State The prophet Isaiah says, "Sharon shall be a pasturage for flocks." The Bible Story For the latter wide acreages were needed: a summer pasturage in the mountains and a winter one in the lowlands of the coast. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. On our way we observed that our animals had left the pasturage, and collected on the banks of the rivulet. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] It was accordingly arranged that he should take the three camels and pasture them in a valley of Koukou-Noor, noted for the excellence and the abundance of its pasturage. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 Temple now led his distinguished friend into those charming pasturages where the flocks of diplomacy love to dwell, and where none other save themselves could find herbage. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly The people were nomadic, wandering from place to place to find pasturage for their great flocks and herds. The Bible Story The valleys and mountain sides afforded excellent pasturage at all seasons, and the raising of cattle and sheep ranked next in importance to agricultural pursuits among the country’s industries. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. “How fortunate were we, could we spend our days amidst those rich pasturages.” Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Thus new dressed, they rushed with ardour to the pasturages, in order to get up respectable dimensions and adequate strength for their autumnal journey. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 The California sheep owner is in haste to get rich, and often does, now that pasturage costs nothing, while the climate is so favorable that no winter food supply, shelter-pens, or barns are required. My First Summer in the Sierra The reason could be any one of several: a nearby water-hole dried up until the rainy season came again; a family of lions holed up close by; an absence of adequate pasturage. Warrior of the Dawn The public domain that was not required for purposes of colonization had always been open for pasturage or cultivation to persons paying a nominal rental to the state. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. It is in these pasturages of the Tchakar that are found the numerous and magnificent herds and flocks of the Emperor, consisting of camels, horses, cattle, and sheep. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] The shepherds who, since this event, had returned and set up their tents amidst the pasturages of Tchogortan, were always on the watch, fearful of a new aggression. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 Craiova is the chief commercial town west of Bucharest; the surrounding uplands are very rich in grain, pasturage and vegetable products, and contain extensive forests. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Mr. Somers chose one of the smaller rooms upstairs, and agreed to pay for his own entertainment and pasturage for his horse–six dollars and a half a week. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks "Well, I suppose the people were pleased to know, that they have, each, their own separate pasturage?" The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago Next, everybody takes from a purse suspended at his girdle a little snuff-bottle, and mutual pinches accompany such phrases as these: “Is the pasturage with you rich and abundant?” Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Our animals profited by the change, for now all the pasturages of the valley were theirs; they could browse wherever they liked over the valley, fearless of meeting a single competitor. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 No supplies can be drawn thence; no fruit-trees are there, no pasturage, no beasts, no springs of water fitted for man's use. Toilers of the Sea But the poorest land of the hill country affords excellent pasturage for sheep, the staple commodity of the district; and the sainfoin, which grows wild, yields abundantly under cultivation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" The coarse grass springs up in tufts between the stones, and affords a pasturage to the flocks of hardy goats and sheep. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches It is a singular spectacle to see caravans halting at noon, when they come to a rich pasturage. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] The pasturages became so scarce and meagre, that the animals of the caravan could not travel all together, without the danger of starving all together. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 But in the meantime we want a settling-place, fields, and pasturage, we Germans. Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 Land of this character has no value for tillage, and has practically little value for pasturage. Garden and Forest Weekly, Volume 1 No. 1, February 29, 1888 Climbing a steep brae, Sandy set me down at the end of a house with some bits of offices about it, and a pleasant homely smell of cows and pasturage. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway We p. 26were now in the kingdom of Gechekten, an undulating country, well watered, with abundance of fuel and pasturage, but desolated by bands of robbers. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] But when two of the three fields were under crops, and the meadows laid up for hay, it is obvious that the cattle of the township required some other resort for pasturage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" They take from him a third of his fields and pasturage. Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 It has, however, large groves of cocoanut and palmyra palms, with very good pasturage. The Pearl of India Another step in civility is the change from war, hunting, and pasturage to agriculture. The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse At that period, the whole landscape was still one of rude grandeur; the mountains were covered with fine forests, and the Mongol tents whitened the valleys, amid rich pasturages. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] A right of sole common pasturage and herbage was given to a certain class of commoners in Ashdown Forest on the partition of the forest at the end of the 18th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" The pasturage is good and the soil fairly fertile. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" As it stands, the best pasturage is high up in the mountains, where there are “balds” covered with succulent wild grass that resembles Kentucky bluegrass. Our Southern Highlanders Stirks starve—heifers are hove with windy nothing—with oxen frogs compete in bulk with every prospect of a successful issue, and on such pasturage where would be the virility of the Bulls of Bashan? Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) This new pasturage gave us the idea of encamping on the spot. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Camping places near good water and pasturage were chosen ahead by the scouts. Through Our Unknown Southwest The pasturage is pretty far from the hut. Eyes Like the Sea But in summer they journey over the great plains in search of the best pasturage for their flocks and herds. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports We approach the hedge—we get over a gate, and we suddenly find ourselves on the upper part of an enormous green sloping pasturage, covered all over with cows. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 On our answering in the affirmative, they dissuaded us from the project; they told us that our animals would perish there, for not a single pasturage was to be met with. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Much of this land—nearly all of it, in fact—is owned by the Taos Indians and held in common for pasturage and cultivation. Through Our Unknown Southwest Then I tied up the jar in my kerchief, and set off with it towards the pasturage. Eyes Like the Sea He deemed his young Provencials wise enough already, and counted on keeping his little flock on the slender pasturage of an Oratorian faith, at once monotonous and rational. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages On another occasion, some experimental gentlemen of science, brought a fire-balloon near the pasturage one night after dark. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 In the centre flowed an abundant rivulet, whose sources were lost in the sand; and on both sides, the hills, which rose like an amphitheatre, were covered with pasturage and clumps of shrubs. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] A favorite trick of Indian raiders was to wait till all animals were tethered out for pasturage, and then stampede mules and oxen. Through Our Unknown Southwest The land in this vicinity is largely devoted to wheat, corn and oats: much, however, is used for pasturage, and several fine stock-farms lie within a radius of five miles. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. In that sorry Jura, a poor land of firs and scanty pasturage, the serf in his despair yielded himself to the Devil. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Stock-raising is an important industry in the mountainous districts of the west, where there is excellent pasturage for the greater part of the year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" After breakfast, while Samdadchiemba was collecting round the tent the animals which had dispersed in search of pasturage, we recited a portion of our breviary. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Weeds that yield neither pasturage for bee nor herd, yet afford seeds to the fall and winter birds. A Year in the Fields The superb mansion of Lord Spencer, with all necessary garden-ground and pasturage, would not less ornament the landscape, nor be less ornamented by such an assemblage of humbler happiness. A Morning's Walk from London to Kew The department contains a comparatively large extent of pasturage, which has given rise to a considerable trade in horses, cattle, sheep and wool for the northern markets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" There are some districts in central Chile where cattle-raising is the principal occupation, but the long dry summers limit the pasturage on the open plains and prevent the development which perhaps would otherwise result. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" The rich pasturage of Ararat’s middle zone attracts pastoral Kurdish tribes. Across Asia on a Bicycle As a wealthy foreigner, he probably was well received by the people of Moab, and secured good pasturage for his sheep and cattle. A Farmer's Wife The Story of Ruth But by this practice they are great losers; they never get over one half the hay or pasturage that could be obtained by frequent tillage and manuring, and a rotation of crops. Soil Culture Ahab now took Obadiah, and set out on a desperate search for pasturage and water for the animals, the king going one way and his servant the other, on what seemed a hopeless errand. The Man Who Did Not Die The Story of Elijah Each family paid to the laird for its patch of corn-land, and the pasturage of a wide upland moor, on which each kept three cows a-piece, a small yearly rent of three pounds. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. In passing from one of his scanty pasturages to another, he has long journeys to make across the sands, where, though he can find food here and there, there is no water. Alexander the Great Makers of History The pay-dirt was all worked out; the pasturage was cropped; the dry sage was all gathered and burned. Claim Number One And thou art feeble: I will find Of richest milk to nourish thee, And freshest herbs of sweetest kind, Thy daily pasturage shall be. Favourite Welsh Hymns Translated into English This could not be explained by a lack of fodder as in consequence of the rains grass shot up high and there was excellent pasturage near the ford. In Desert and Wilderness In Domesday Book it is stated that at the time of the Conqueror, there were “400 acres of wood pasturage” in the parish, a sufficient reason for its designation. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time I occupied myself in works of agriculture, and giving proper instruction to the shepherds who kept the flocks I had purchased to make use of my pasturage. Adventures in the Philippine Islands It is always better to keep them from such pasturage while it is wet with dew, and they should be taken out when they have eaten a moderate quantity. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Bees have a language, they say; they tell one another this and that; if one finds honey or good pasturage, she tells her sisters, and so on. Under the Maples Stas met him first as he went to the pasturage to look at the camels. In Desert and Wilderness Before them lay a beautiful island of richest pasturage, beyond which was seen the north branch of the Savannah bordered by the slopes of Carolina, with a dark girdle of trees resting against the horizon. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 My Anna was to me an angel of goodness; my Indians were happy, peace and plenty smiled upon their families; my fields were covered with abundant crops, and my pasturages with numerous herds. Adventures in the Philippine Islands Apart from cases from geological formation, faulty feeding, and other causes, the grand preventive of calculus is a long, summer's pasturage of succulent grasses, or in winter a diet of ensilage or other succulent feed. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle It makes good bee pasturage, but poor cattle pasturage. Under the Maples Large tracts of undulating country are without trees, affording good pasturage. Due South or Cuba Past and Present Most of them, in fact, had seen little or nothing of man in their life of lonely pasturage over the wide plains. Westward with the Prince of Wales The rich and extensive pasturages offer great facilities for raising a large number of cattle, which absolutely cost nothing but the trifling wages paid by the proprietor to a few shepherds. Adventures in the Philippine Islands Late on the evening of the 31st of June 1097, the troops arrived at a spot where pasturage appeared abundant, and they resolved to pitch their camp. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 In the season of rains the grass springs up and for a time cattle do well, but during the long dry season there is no pasturage save dry pasturage. Under the Maples What is it, then, which for so long a period has chained the Campagna to pasturage, and rendered all attempts to restore it to the plough abortive? Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 At present the whole place appears to be under water, but its inhabitants say that in summer it is beautiful, and the pasturage certainly looks excellent. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' It was nutritious and succulent and afforded the best of pasturage for the few horses and mules belonging to the miners. A Waif of the Mountains A mare in good condition, not counting pasturage, can be kept for eight dollars a year. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 4, January 26, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside We had to go without some few things, Maw and I, to pay pasturage for a year or two until he died, but it doesn't at all matter now. Mixed Faces It of course ceased altogether; and the land, as in ancient times, has been entirely devoted to pasturage, to the extinction of the rural population, and the infinite injury of the state. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 There was no doubting the splendidness of the ranch proper, with its acres of young fruit trees set out in rows with mathematical exactitude, and its pasturage which was now blanketed with snow. The Spoilers of the Valley The horses had rested so long, and had had such extensive browsing on the rich pasturage, that they were in fine condition, and the gallop seemed more grateful to them than an ordinary walking gait. A Waif of the Mountains Pastoral Agricultural Land: Land adapted in part for pasturage and in part for cultivation. The Hawaiian Islands Their Resources, Agricultural, Commercial and Financial These flitting habitations of the nomads, who come down from the hills and lofty deserts to fatten their flocks and herds among unfailing pasturage, are all of one pattern. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit It is exclusively kept in pasturage, because it is in that way only that a profit can be obtained from the land. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 One man, having a hundred-and-twenty acres, told me he paid three dollars a month for his house, and for pasturage a dollar a month per head. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo When the saddles and bridles were removed, the animals were turned loose in the rich pasturage, which extended for miles over the bottom of the cañon. A Waif of the Mountains The coffee lands are situated in forested tracts in which there is little or no pasturage for animals. The Hawaiian Islands Their Resources, Agricultural, Commercial and Financial There was some little pasturage, however, and the bells of the browsing cows were heard tinkling in a pleasing manner, and giving somewhat of a social character to the desolate landscape. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 But pasturage could not nourish a bold peasantry to defend the state; it could only produce the riches which might attract its enemies. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 The same difficulty is met in the suggestion that the increase in pasturage was due partly to higher wages for farm labor. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction The meadows surrounding the town offered excellent pasturage for the horses. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots She could have it to use, and be welcome, if she would provide pasturage for it and give it now and then a few ears of corn. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 Sandy wondered where so many creatures could find pasturage. The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas But this importation could not injure pasturage; for cattle Africa had none, and therefore estates in grass still continued to yield great returns. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 The pasturage for an additional horse or cow which these plots furnished was pure gain, and was not the object of the conversion to grass. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction A difference also arises from the place of pasturage, from food and exercise. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families So, if he comes to New Zealand, he goes South as a general thing, and leases a vast run of natural pasturage. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand On the grass-covered meadowlands, both north and south of the Gobi, there are vast herds of sheep, goats, cattle and horses, but they are only a fraction of the numbers which the pasturage could support. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' Through these stretches of marsh he ploughed his way, half-swimming, half-wading, and felt that here he might find a safe refuge as well as an unfailing pasturage. In the Morning of Time But the profits of pasturage were not high enough to prevent men from plowing up the land when it was again in fit condition. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction The bed of the stream rough with rocks; banks irregular, now woody, now bare; p. 12here a patch of broom, there of corn, then of pasturage; and hills green or heathy above. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 It soon sprouts up, and in a couple of months there will begin to be some pasturage. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand He leadeth me in the pastures of tender grass, and I eat until I am satisfied, and being satisfied with the sweet and luscious pasturage, I lie down, content. Heart Talks These were the migrant herds of the Dinoceras, just arrived at their new pasturage. In the Morning of Time The occasional day's wages for labor spent on the land converted was now withdrawn, and the pasturage for the little flock was cut down. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction The various clans drifted slowly this way and that among the plains and mountains, as the prospects of pasturage, the fortune of war, or the pressure of conterminous hordes might incline them. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series They drive before them their flocks and herds to their pasturage; and, above all other cattle, they are especially careful of their horses. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens On Burns' Lake we came suddenly upon a settlement of quite sizable Indian houses with beautiful pasturage about. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse The soil is extremely fertile, producing large crops where it is cultivated, and affording pasturage to immense herds of cattle, sheep, and goats. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. But these others paid and their pasturage and passage fees added to the income of the Estates. The Weakling A few days had remained of the month, and Ward had used them to extend his fence so as to give more pasturage to his calves in mild weather. The Ranch at the Wolverine On the left, long reaches of the Po, meandering through pasturages and vineyards, gleamed out golden in the western sun. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Wandering over miles upon miles of pasturage, sheep learn to be dainty, and do not stay very long in any one place; so it is considered almost impossible to herd them on foot. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure The industry of the Foulahs, in pasturage and agriculture, is everywhere remarkable. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans For this evil a remedy was found in the inclosure of lands for pasturage. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII Perhaps the most powerful of Arab chiefs, the richest patriarch of ancient times, never counted such superb and numerous herds as roamed over the pasturage of the Hacienda del Venado. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora They offered to the eye the same picture of vine-rows, pasturages, chestnut-groves, and chalets, from the torrent at their bottom, up to the edge of the floating mist that covered their tops. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Herds of goats, with their attendant shepherds, occasionally cross our path, changing their pasturage. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 He also has certain rights over the stone quarries and the pasturage on some of the hills. India and the Indians The barn was gone, a fine stable had taken its place, and tennis courts and golf links occupied a large part of its one-time brush-grown pasturage and sloping meadows. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 "Has your Uncle Dan'l got plenty of pasturage?" asked Ben, when the boy approached him. Mr. Stubbs's Brother A Sequel to 'Toby Tyler' It is plain that meadows, pasturages and forage-fields must yield as much in meat, as corn-fields of the same dimensions of equal goodness, and situated as favorably, in corn. Principles Of Political Economy So, too, stock that has been bred on poor pasturage will readily improve if transplanted to richer pastures and milder climate. Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 That word, however, seems not properly applicable to plains of pasturage, often exclusively dry, though covered with grass four or five feet high. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. It is for the most part green, owing to the immense quantity of land under pasturage, and clothed in every direction with extensive woods. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. The prairies in summer are clothed with grass, herbage and flowers, exhibit a delightful prospect, and furnish most abundant and luxuriant pasturage for stock. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West B. Nomadic races and the lower agricultural races,707 pass, by a natural gradation, to the use of cattle as money; which supposes rich pasturages at the disposal of all. Principles Of Political Economy In summer it is still a "green land," with good pasturage for cattle, but there is difficulty in getting hay enough to last through the nine months of winter. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest But there was not enough pasturage for his flocks, united with those of Lot. Ancient States and Empires "Do you really think they mean to try and get pasturage here, Billee?" he asked. The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders The latter afford early pasturage for emigrants, hay to winter his stock, and with a little labor would be converted into excellent artificial meadows. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West In the cantons, in which the Swiss confederation had its origin, the pasturage of the Alps lasts generally thirteen weeks, but in the higher Alps it lasts only from six to seven weeks. Principles Of Political Economy We have seen that the Northmen took pains to raise cattle in Greenland, and were quick to comment upon the climate of Vinland as favourable for pasturage. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest These rugged regions, rich in fruitful valleys, are favorable to the cultivation of corn, of the grape, and fruits, and afford excellent pasturage for flocks. Ancient States and Empires The matter was laid over until to-day to enable the defendant to produce certain papers in court substantiating his claim to pasturage along Spur Creek. The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders The Deities of Egypt, and afterwards of Greece, and Rome, were derived from men famous in those early times, as in the ages of hunting, pasturage, and agriculture. The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes In the forests there are often clear spots on which the grass grows to a great height, and supplies excellent pasturage for numerous herds of cattle. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests For instance, there was a law against turning tillage land into pasturage. Charles I Makers of History It was in Mesopotamia—a rich district, fruitful in pasturage. Ancient States and Empires At some distance we observed several Bedouins, and not far from us some of their women, most of whom were engaged in leading black goats to their scanty pasturage. The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria They extended over a large part of the island, yet there were also immense spaces devoted to pasturage, where not a breadfruit-tree nor a cocoa-nut palm was to be seen. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century They were put to graze in a field adjoining the River Severn, where there was rich pasturage. Minnie's Pet Horse The place is so elevated and so exposed, that in some seasons even rye will not ripen at Dormilhouse, while the pasturages are in many places inaccessible to cattle, and scarcely safe for sheep. The Huguenots in France The rest, which had been used for pasturage, was covered with small bushes. The Unknown Wrestler A Common of upwards of two hundred acres in extent is situated to the west of the town, over which the inhabitants from time immemorial exercised a right of pasturage. Chronicles of Strathearn Anne waited until Brownie had sufficiently recovered from her surprise to begin feeding again, apparently well content with her new pasturage, and then walked slowly back toward the harbor. A Little Maid of Province Town Horses began to look lean, though oats and mealies, bran and hay were forthcoming in sufficient quantity; but of pasturage there was little. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 His house was still on the cold, bushy land which slopes to the north-east, and is now only occupied for pasturage. Log-book of Timothy Boardman Kept On Board The Privateer Oliver Cromwell, During A Cruise From New London, Ct., to Charleston, S. C., And Return, In 1778; Also, A Biographical Sketch of The Author. It is nowhere rocky, and even in the time of Tycho it produced the best kinds of grain, afforded excellent pasturage for horses, cattle, and sheep, and possessed deer, hares, rabbits, and partridges in abundance. The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler The only limit to the rabbit life is the food-supply, and that does not fail until the pasturage intended for the sheep is eaten bare. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia The cow is probably feeding somewhere about; we’ll find her safe in some good pasturage. A Little Maid of Province Town To this picture he will oppose the present scene of pasturage, flocks, and free husbandmen, cultivating the earth under the protection of just and equal laws. A Walk through Leicester being a Guide to Strangers Already, the thinning of the trees in the neighbouring forests, and the excellence of the grass, had rendered New South Wales an excellent pasturage. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century She was not a bit ashamed of climbing up trees for birds' nests, nor of riding astride in horse-races with the peasant lads on the pasturage. The Comedienne They drive before them their flocks and herds to their pasturage; and about all other cattle, they are especially careful of their horses. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 This lost, the need of pasturage would require a further sweep of five hundred miles. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The immense pasturage areas are reminiscent of Texas and Montana. An African Adventure All the varieties bred within the limits of civilization do best on rich pasturages such as Arabia does not afford. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization Here is food, water, pasturage for horses, a camp for our visitors. The Defiant Agents The two chief exports of Holland are butter and cheese, the low lands furnishing excellent pasturage for cattle. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim Walls were their enemies: pasturage was all they cared for. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality But there grain grows and orchards bear fruit, while here, under the parallel of 62°, nearly all vegetation ceases, and even the omnivorous northern sheep can find no pasturage. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland Perhaps there was some open spot among the trees which offered better pasturage for the horses. Deerfoot in The Mountains The pasturage was common property, and it was only the wages of the Aramean shepherds who looked after the flock which involved an outlay. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs Her hunger for books was in a measure satisfied, and she found good pasturage in the standard works of those times, with which Mr Lambert's library was well furnished. Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century On this broad expanse rain rarely falls, and its surface is half a desert, unfit for agriculture, but yielding pasturage to vast herds of cattle, horses, and sheep, the property of wandering tribes. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality But when population becomes more numerous, and neither hunting nor pasturage is sufficient for their support, the cultivation of the soil is resorted to, and new wants are developed. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy A village community rents or purchases a tract of land, and the latter is allotted to the families composing it, a part of the land being reserved for pasturage. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges Sandy went on ahead, guiding the flock to the best pasturage and the freshest water-holes. The Story of Wool I could discover but little chance for pasturage on that high sunburnt ridge, but the sheep were moving steadily in a satisfied way as they fed along the slopes and hollows. The Queen's Twin and Other Stories The horses sniffed it with delight as luxuriant pasturage. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California Most migrations are to be explained by the pressure of enemies, or the lack of food and pasturage in the countries left behind, or the discovery of better living conditions in the neighboring countries. A History of Sea Power Lancerota has excellent pasturage, and arable land, which is particularly good for the cultivation of barley; its numerous fountains and cisterns are well supplied with excellent water. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World They made their living by raising stock, and to be deprived of pasturage angered them. The Story of Wool The banks, covered in many places with the beautiful capim-grass, afford excellent pasturage for cattle. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America These islands are valuable for their pasturage and their harbors, and most of all for their situation in a military point of view. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California If we want the former—and who does not?—we must give our plants good pasturage. Making a Garden of Perennials This is the furthest island of the Canary group; it is covered with pine and dragon-trees; from the abundance of fresh water the pasturage is excellent and the land might be cultivated with much profit. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World As they went on the pasturage became richer, the air cooler. The Story of Wool Coin had depreciated, without a corresponding rise of wages, and labor was cheap, because tillage lands were converted to pasturage. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges A week or ten days of favorable weather, at that season, when pasturage abounds, will enable a strong colony to lay up an ample supply for the year, if its labor be properly directed. Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual When the snow melts there is excellent pasturage. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir During the long reign of Henry III. pasturage was granted to the men of Rodley, who also in common with the King’s people might hunt the boar. The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account There are no extensive pasturages, even in the mountain districts of Germany, as there are in the Highlands of Scotland, and in the fens of Lincolnshire and Kent. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II Their horses, which found abundant pasturage on the rich prairies, did them good service, bearing the sick upon their backs and the burdens of all. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago It is said to be amongst the finest grazing land in the world, with pasturage for millions of cattle and sheep. A Boy's Voyage Round the World Large herds of yaks are driven from place to place by the wandering Thibetans, who pitch their black tents where there is pasturage for their flocks. Chatterbox, 1906 |
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