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1. The Care of Our Farm Animals (continued)

   

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   a broken leg. That evening the farmer milked the cow before the hare came. He put a handful of dung in the cow's mouth. That evening when the hare came to milk the dug fell into the gallon. The witch never came back.

   

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2. The Care of Our Farm Animals

   

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   In the cows' byre the floor is cemented and ther is a manger. There is a ring in the manger and a chain attached to it. There is a hook on the end, to which the chain that is put round the cow's neck is tied.
   When a cow is sick and is kept in a shed an ivy branch is thrown into her and she eats that and when she is let out she gives the full

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Willie Stephens

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Virginia, Co. Cavan