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"ref": "1788, William Marshall, The Rural Economy of Yorkshire:",
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"ref": "1941, The Queensland Agricultural and Pastoral Handbook, page 82:",
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"ref": "2010, Stony Stern, Run Past The Hunter, page 143:",
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