In message , "Nightjar
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On 17/08/2014 21:02, bert wrote:
In message , harryagain
writes
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The horse **** is a very useful product.
Unlike the **** we get from burning fossil fuels.


Not in the quantities produced in large cities before the internal
combustion engine came along.

In 1894, a writer in The Times estimated that, within 50 years, the
streets of London would be nine feet deep in horse manure.

There was reputed to be a lively trade in horse **** and reportedly,
Elephant dung, exported from North London via our branch line opened in
1860. The return product was Lea Valley water cress.

One has to hope the trucks were cleaned at some stage.


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Tim Lamb