Bryan & Ian: The use of Husbandman/Husbandry is used (at least in the States) as the art of being a caretaker of ..., whether it be cattle, vinyards, etc. Being an agriculture major in college, I had courses in animal husbandry, etc. Bill Caddell Granbury, TX nida rogers wrote: > > Hello Bryan, > How are things in ' Slackers '? > I have never seen the word ' Husbandman ' as an actual occupation, however, > it could derive from the word ' husbandry '. This means, basically, seeing > that > something is well-managed, efficiently run and generally looked after. For > example, a person might say " that farm is well husbanded ", or, " you > should > husband your resources ". When I served in the navy, thirty years ago, the > captain of the ship would remark, from time to time, that " the state of the > ship's husbandry has declined ". I am sure that there are other listers who > could give you a better explanation. > Regards, Iain (Hong Kong) iainida@hutchcity.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bryan Keddy <bryanfkeddy@ns.sympatico.ca> > To: <SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 5:48 PM > Subject: [SCT-INV-L] Husbandman!!!! > > > I think I got it !!! Could the term Husbandman be used for a married > > farmer and a single or unmarried farmer was just that "a farmer" ??? > > This would help with this list in determining who was married or > > not!!!!! > > > > Bryan Keddy > > Halifax, N.S. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > >