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They were farming communities, manufacturers of all sorts of products, hotels, ranches, hospitals, schools, and the centers of the largest communities in the state ... in 1810 the Mission owned 11, 000 sheep, 11, 000 cows, and thousands of horses, goats, pigs, and mules.
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They crawled through the north fence and came on toward him, and now he saw that both were young, not more than nineteen or twenty.
They were dirty, their clothes were torn, and the girl was so exhausted that she fell when she was still twenty feet from the front door.
They were running from something.
They were a pair of lost, whipped kids, Morgan thought as he went to bed.
They passed ranches that were framed dark gray against the black hills.
They were tethered, army style, on stable lines.
They bawled questions that were not answered in the uproar.
They were about a mile off ; ;
They weren't sleeping, of course, but they thought they were doing him a favor by pretending.
They expected greater things from him, regardless of how trying the circumstances, and they were disappointed.
They were going to town, and they were both excited.
They were free.
They were in a fight, outweighed in both numbers and money.
They were sitting on their heels, rider-fashion, over by the still empty calf wagon.
They were considering it gravely, neither seeming to like what he planned.
They were silent for a little while, each looking glum.
They were all good men.
They were headed straight for each other on a collision course.
`` They were supposed to meet Thor at nine PM for a conference concerning the ad campaign for their soap, a new angle based on this SX-21 stuff ''.
They were married over the week-end, though he was easily sixty and she could not have been even thirty.
They were west of the Sabine, but only God knew where.
They were engulfed by the weird silence, broken only by the low, angry murmur of the river.
They were already swollen to bursting.
They and farming
They encouraged farming and agriculture and taught farming and cultivation techniques, as they believed that agricultural development was the key to a stable and prosperous society.
They also established a relatively balanced economy, transforming what was once a primary producer dependent on backwoods farming into an industrial giant which spawned a strong manufacturing sector, iron and steel industries, and modern mining ventures.
They raided the Trojan allies and spent time farming the Thracian peninsula.
They reflect on the relationship between the warrior and farming classes: though they have won the battle, they have lost their friends with little to show for it.
They raised most of their own food, so farming, and preserving the produce required to feed them through the winter, had to be priorities.
They sustained themselves by goat farming and fishing.
They were put in charge of the farming Hutus ( almost in a feudalistic manner ), the newly formed principalities, and were given basic ruling positions.
They rarely ventured south to the central parts of the country, since the conditions there did not suit their farming way of life, but they extensively traded their knives and agricultural implements.
They set up villages — actually just a scattered group of thatch houses and cultivated gardens — where conditions favored farming.
They play an important part in mortgage credit and professional ( i. e. farming ) credit.
They were a farming tribe and were therefore fairly stable in their settlement, relying heavily on hunting in the local surrounding hardwood forest, fishing from the river, and trading with the nearby fort and associated settlers to supplement their existence.
They were protesting French Colonial rule and winning the fight ( with the assistance, in part, of the mosquito ), as the French plantation owners, most holding land grants from Louis XVI ( farming, primarily sugar ), were succumbing to yellow fever.
They began the chore of preparing for farming by clearing the land.
They were supposed to learn farming and morals by experience so they could reintegrate into society.
They made their living by farming, selling seeds, herbs and herbal medicines ; and by manufacturing textiles, pails, brooms and other products.
They built turpentine distilleries, established mercantile and hotel businesses to serve the needs of the railroad's customers and built a thriving dewberry farming and consignment operation.
They were living by farming and fishing.
They helped to establish Waterville by building a sawmill and clearing some land for farming.
They built log cabins and quickly cleared the land for farming.
They had no experience with clearing any land for farming and the land that they managed to clear was too rocky for farming.
They expanded Paulhamus ' improvements and began farming, fishing and hunting in the area.
They chose this area to settle because of the reliable creek and the quality of the land for farming.
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