Sentences

agist in a sentence

v. t.

Definition

To agist means to graze livestock on someone else's land for a fee, typically during times when pastures are scarce.

Sample Sentences

  1. Farmers often agist their livestock on neighboring pastures during the dry season.
  2. She decided to agist her horses rather than keep them in a stable all winter.
  3. The rancher found it economical to agist his cattle on the lush fields nearby.
  4. Local regulations make it easier for farmers to agist sheep in community-owned lands.
  5. During the summer months, he would agist his goats on the hills to save on feed costs.
  6. Many landowners offer agreements to agist animals in exchange for a share of the profits.
  7. The practice of agisting allows for better land management and animal health.
  8. He preferred to agist his llamas rather than overcrowd his property.
  9. The old tradition of agisting cattle has become less common in modern farming.
  10. Agisting horses can provide them with more space to roam and graze freely.

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