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Preloved was founded by Ian Buzer in 1998. [1] Initially for second-hand and vintage items, it became of the largest sites for advertising pets, horses and livestock. In 2012, it was ranked 2nd in the UK for classified ads by Hitwise. [3] In 2013, it recorded over 1.1 billion page views on its advert pages. [4]
The Ohio Farmer was an agricultural newspaper established by Thomas Brown in Cleveland, Ohio in the mid-1800s. It was a weekly publication centered on farm and family life and provided sections for farming, housekeeping, and for children.
The British Saddleback is a modern British breed of domestic pig.It was created in 1967 by merging the surviving populations of two traditional saddleback breeds, the Essex and Wessex Saddleback.
The plumage of North Island saddlebacks is mostly black apart from the saddle, rump, and tail coverts, which are chestnut. [3] North Island saddlebacks are distinguished from South Island saddlebacks by a faint yellow lining on the superior edge of the saddle. The black bill is starling-like, with orange-red wattles hanging from its base. [9]
However, before amalgamation some Wessex Saddlebacks had been exported to other parts of the world, and the breed survives in small numbers in Australia, [4] New Zealand, [5] and perhaps elsewhere. In Australia in 2008 there are less than 100 registered breeding sows, and they are considered critically endangered by the Rare Breeds Trust of ...
During the early 19th century, South Island saddlebacks were widely distributed throughout the South and Stewart Islands. However, by the end of the century, the species was in decline and nearing extinction due to introduced predators. By 1905, the saddlebacks were confined to the South Cape Islands, off the coast of Stewart Island. [7]
The saddlebacks or tīeke are two species of New Zealand birds of the family Callaeidae. Both are glossy black with a chestnut saddle. Both are glossy black with a chestnut saddle. Their taxonomic family is also known as that of the (New Zealand) "wattlebirds" and includes the two species of kōkako , and the extinct huia .
Saddleback (bird), two species of New Zealand bird of the family Callaeidae North Island saddleback, the North Island species; South Island saddleback, the South Island species