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A History of the County of Oxford
… left arable produce worth more than their livestock. 30 Pigs, poultry, and bees were all kept in the 16th and 17th … Owen farm included 87 ewes and lambs, 50 cattle, and 30 pigs. 72 Drainage remained difficult near the river and on … and Weald was permanent pasture. Cattle (mostly dairy), pigs, and sheep were kept on an average scale for the region, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… infirm; from 1826 relief was refused to labourers keeping pigs, dogs, donkeys, or poultry, which was said to breed …
A History of the County of Oxford
… century, although the townsmen might own a few cows or pigs, it was only the inhabitants of the hamlets who relied … those of Neithrop) were required to keep their sheep and pigs in the bishop's fold from Hokeday to Lammas. 142 It was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… In 1870 a report claimed that nuisance from dust-heaps and pigs was worse than in 1866, that some of the smaller streets …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… for London and Leith; and 440 head of live cattle, 911 pigs, and 156 sheep and lambs, for the London market alone. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… was on Monday, and was chiefly noted for the sale of pigs, but has been discontinued. A fair is held on April 8th …
A History of the County of Sussex
… the rectory estate and another farm by 1783. 78 Sheep and pigs as well as cattle were widely kept in the parish in the … 1-3 a. and were used as market gardens 14 or for raising pigs and poultry, 15 but Church farm, which was much larger, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… open fields. In 1571 two men were appointed to ensure that pigs, which also fed in the fields, were ringed. 137 In 1650 … 144 cattle, both beef and dairy, 307 sheep, and 108 pigs. Leys of clover and lucerne were part of the crop … 320 cattle, including 137 milk cows, 167 sheep, and 300 pigs in 1926, as well as a large number of poultry. 156 In …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… and hedgebote. 9 In 1379-80 18 people paid pannage for 178 pigs; peat was cut and probably bees yielded honey. Browsing … said to contain only oaks and to be without deer, although pigs were pannaged by commoners. Some income also came from … of cattle among livestock remained fairly constant, while pigs became more numerous than sheep or cattle. INDUSTRY. A …