stock raiser


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Noun1.stock raiser - farmer who breed or raises livestockstock raiser - farmer who breed or raises livestock
stock farmer, stockman
breeder, stock breeder - a person who breeds animals
beef man, cattleman, cow man - a man who raises (or tends) cattle
farmer, granger, husbandman, sodbuster - a person who operates a farm
sheepman - a man who raises (or tends) sheep
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They were drovers and stock raisers, who had come from far states, and brokers and commission merchants, and buyers for all the big packing houses.
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As one American manufacturer said in its 1883 catalog: "We need not present here any argument in favor of Feed Cutters, as it is admitted by every practical farmer that it pays to cut feed; and that a good Feed Cutter is necessary to the complete outfit of the successful farmer or stock raiser.
Great minds think alike: has anyone ever heard of a hackselmaschine or a schneidelade? How about a straw chopper or a fodder cutter?
A common theme is that of increased distance between the farmer, dairyman and stock raiser and the consumer.
Exploring the food chain; food production and food processing in Western Europe, 1850-1990

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