Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 6
... less than twenty times that nume- rical quantity of fish can effect . If we add to this the profits of stock , the capital employed , which cannot be estimated at a sum less than the annual rent , it will be found that communibus annis ...
... less than twenty times that nume- rical quantity of fish can effect . If we add to this the profits of stock , the capital employed , which cannot be estimated at a sum less than the annual rent , it will be found that communibus annis ...
Page 42
... less fat than the common sort ; are in less estimation , and seldom exceed three or four pounds weight . The Black Eel has a large head , a black back , and yellow belly ; the flesh is reckoned unwholesome , especially when taken out of ...
... less fat than the common sort ; are in less estimation , and seldom exceed three or four pounds weight . The Black Eel has a large head , a black back , and yellow belly ; the flesh is reckoned unwholesome , especially when taken out of ...
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... less , are caught in the Decoys with the Ducks , & c . In hard weather they frequent the shores and the tide rivers in great plenty , and are almost always at that season fat and in good condition ; they do not fly in such large flocks ...
... less , are caught in the Decoys with the Ducks , & c . In hard weather they frequent the shores and the tide rivers in great plenty , and are almost always at that season fat and in good condition ; they do not fly in such large flocks ...
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