← In past years Mr. Jones, although a hard master, had been a capable farmer, but of late he had fallen on evil days. 🔊
← The other farmers sympathised in principle, but they did not at first give him much help. 🔊
← Its owner, Mr. Pilkington, was an easy−going gentleman farmer who spent most of his time in fishing or hunting according to the season. 🔊
← Snowball had made a close study of some back numbers of the Farmer and Stockbreeder which he had found in the farmhouse, and was full of plans for innovations and improvements. 🔊
← Napoleon was by this time on slightly better terms with the other farmers than before. 🔊
← A deputation of neighbouring farmers had been invited to make a tour of inspection. They were shown all over the farm, and expressed great admiration for everything they saw, especially the windmill. 🔊
← There, round the long table, sat half a dozen farmers and half a dozen of the more eminent pigs, Napoleon himself occupying the seat of honour at the head of the table. 🔊
← Too many farmers had assumed, without due enquiry, that on such a farm a spirit of licence and indiscipline would prevail. 🔊
← Not only the most up−to−date methods, but a discipline and an orderliness which should be an example to all farmers everywhere. 🔊