Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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... fish , if the Pectoral fins ( that is the pair which is close behind the Gills ) be cut off , the Head falls prone to the bottom : if the right pectoral fin only be cut off , the fish leans to that side ; if the Ventral fin on the same ...
... fish , if the Pectoral fins ( that is the pair which is close behind the Gills ) be cut off , the Head falls prone to the bottom : if the right pectoral fin only be cut off , the fish leans to that side ; if the Ventral fin on the same ...
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... Fish for the supply of the London Market were never brought by Land Carriage until 1761 * . It is remarkable , that only three kinds of fish have been transported from foreign parts into GREAT BRITAIN the CARP , the TENCH , and the GOLD ...
... Fish for the supply of the London Market were never brought by Land Carriage until 1761 * . It is remarkable , that only three kinds of fish have been transported from foreign parts into GREAT BRITAIN the CARP , the TENCH , and the GOLD ...
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... fish ( in which are three thousand ) 17. 18s . 6d . The quantity of Salt used yearly at 84lbs . to the bushel , is 40,800 bushels , viz . about 20,400 in curing the fish ; 10,200 bushels con- demned , and sold for the use of the land ...
... fish ( in which are three thousand ) 17. 18s . 6d . The quantity of Salt used yearly at 84lbs . to the bushel , is 40,800 bushels , viz . about 20,400 in curing the fish ; 10,200 bushels con- demned , and sold for the use of the land ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 37 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 77 |
Angling | 219 |
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