Kalm's account of his visit to England : on his way to America in 1748 / translated by Joseph Lucas ; with two maps and several illustrations.

  • Pehr Kalm
Date:
1892
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Credit: Kalm's account of his visit to England : on his way to America in 1748 / translated by Joseph Lucas ; with two maps and several illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    not in such a year wait for the third mowing, but as soon as the meadows have been carried, and the hay either taken into London or stacked at home, the cattle are slipped into them to get their subsistence from the grass-stub on the meadows. As they have few ammals themselves, they either hire out these meadows which have been mown to butchers in London, who pay them handsomely by the week for each animal, be it ox or sheep, which has freedom to go there to bait, 1 bet, or, as they mostly do, they buy up at the markets a number of thin oxen or sheep, which they can commonly get tor a moderate price. These they drive on to their meadows, where they have to go and become fat, ti towards January or February, the time of year name y, TT. I. p. 471] in which the places lymg farther from London could not supply it with fat cattle ready to slaughter, and the cattle or beasts of slaughter are con- sequently dearest; then these farmers sell them to the butchers with considerable profit. A great number of establishments in London keep their own horses, but as they have no need of them in the winter they keep them at some of these farmers, and pay three or four shillings a week for each horse, which is a long way cheaper for them than if they were to buy hay and keep them in London in the stable. As there is an untold number of horses kept in the stable, it is not wonderful that hay is very dear there, especially at some times of the year, o which these farmers situated near to London are well able and know how to avail themselves. And so it may from this be easily understood to what extent, nur vida, the meadows alone are sufficient to earn for them and their households, food, clothes, and everythmg that they require, and to give them power to pay tlien hea%y rents without loss.
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