School: Monknewton (roll number 9696)

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1. Our Farm Animals (continued)

   

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   after they are milked.
   The horse does all the farm work. My neighbour has two horses. Their names are Billy and Daisy. Each horse has a stable of its own. It is called a horse-stable. Each stable has a stall. The horse's food is put in the stall. There is also a place to hold a bucket of water. Each horse is put in a different stable because they kick each other if they were together. They are tied were a strap around their neck. The horse is clipped once each year in the spring. They owner of the horse clips him himself. He is clipped with a clippers.
   The horse is shod every month. The blacksmith shoes them. It costs six shillings for a set of shoes. The shoes are made of iron. There are seven nails put in each shoe.
   Pigs are farm animals. We have one pig. The place in which he is kept is called a pig-sty. There is a wooden trough out of which they eat their food. Pigs are fed three times each day. They are fed with boiled turnips, potatoes and meal. When we are calling

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. animal husbandry (~2,587)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Rose Clarke

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Monknewtown, Co. Meath