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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0927, Page 208

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    Farm animals, the cow, sheep, horse, pig and goat are called domestic animals.
    Each cow bears a name such as Blackie, Curley and Daisy. When a person is driving them he says "How"! "How!" When calling calves he says "Suck!" "Suck"! Recently new cowhouses have been erected to provide clean milk. The walls are plastered four feet up inside and a four foot high wall stands between two cows. The cows are tied round the neck by chains. These chains are attached to long iron bars in the small walls. In most cowhouses a badge representing the Sacred Heart is hung to bring luck on the stock.
    When calling a pig the expression "Hursh"! "Hursh"! is used. When calling hens "Chuck"! "Chuck"! is used and when calling turkeys "Bee"! "Bee"! is used. When eggs are being set an x is generally put on them as a mark.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pupils of Newcastle N. S.