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By the time the station was opened in 1878, its name had been changed to Pigeon Bush. It had a passenger platform and shelter shed, loading bank, portable sheep loading ramp, a loop siding and a crossing loop. The chief traffic through this station was sheep, but its main purpose was to provide a crossing point for trains.
Reconstruction of a pit-house in Chotěbuz, Czechia. A pit-house (or pit house, pithouse) is a house built in the ground and used for shelter. [1] Besides providing shelter from the most extreme of weather conditions, this type of earth shelter may also be used to store food (just like a pantry, a larder, or a root cellar) and for cultural activities like the telling of stories, dancing ...
Sheep farming or sheep husbandry is the raising and breeding of domestic sheep. It is a branch of animal husbandry. Sheep are raised principally for their meat (lamb and mutton), milk (sheep's milk), and fiber (wool). They also yield sheepskin and parchment. Sheep can be raised in a range of temperate climates, including arid zones near the ...
Sarah Ritter. September 18, 2024 at 9:43 AM. Tammy Ljungblad/Tljungblad@kcstar.com. Despite a looming legal threat, the Lenexa City Council rejected a crucial permit for Johnson County to finally ...
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Shepherd with grazing sheep in Făgăraș Mountains, Romania. A shepherd or sheepherder is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. Shepherd derives from Old English sceaphierde (sceap "sheep" + hierde "herder"). Shepherding is one of the world's oldest occupations; it exists in many parts of the globe, and it is an ...
Zusya said when the Israeli army rolled in with tanks, dug dirt hills and set up portable toilets, much of the grassy fields where he used to take his sheep to graze turned to mud. Zusya said he ...
Pen (enclosure) A pen is an enclosure for holding livestock. It may also perhaps be used as a term for an enclosure for other animals such as pets that are unwanted inside the house. The term describes types of enclosures that may confine one or many animals. Construction and terminology vary depending on the region of the world, purpose ...