Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who is chiefly engaged in the feeding or fattening of live stock; a stock-farmer.
- noun An attachment to a manger for the automatic supply of a certain quantity of feed to stock at fixed intervals.
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Examples
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The following figures, which I select from this table, are of interest to the stock-feeder: --
The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock Charles Alexander Cameron 1875
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Mr. Charley, an intelligent stock-feeder in the county of Antrim, and an eminent authority in every subject in relation to flax, strongly recommends the use of flax-bolls.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock Charles Alexander Cameron 1875
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Their composition is not constant, some samples being greatly inferior in nutritive power to others; they are rich in sugar, and if they were obtained in sufficient quantities they might, like carob-beans, come into general use with the stock-feeder.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock Charles Alexander Cameron 1875
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The _Locust, or Carob Bean_, is now largely used by the stock-feeder.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock Charles Alexander Cameron 1875
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