Archive for December, 2009

On this U.S. farm, donkey keeps coyotes at bay - 7th December, 2009
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Isabel the donkey stands with a group of calves . By Matthew Pleasant Staff Writer SCHRIEVER , USA — An unlikely sentinel stands guard over the W-4 Farm. Grazing among the cows, Isabel the donkey is just part of the herd on the La. 311 pasture. Her eyes scan for predators among the Charolais cattle, [...]


Making a living on a donkey round - 2nd December, 2009
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by Chris Mellor, Huddersfield Daily Examiner IN a burst of recent reminiscences, the name of Aked Stewart, who lived in the tenements at Moldgreen and had a donkey and cart, was mentioned. Kenneth Greenwood, of Berry Brow, remembers him selling vegetables from his cart. He said: “It was in the 1940s when I was apprenticed [...]