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rent-a-cow

rent-a-cow  attrib.— «He was among the first to decry dastardly rent-a-cow schemes, which allow land speculators to get millions of dollars of tax breaks intended for legitimate farmers and ranchers.» —“Assessing the assessor After...

rent-a-cow

rent-a-cow attrib. indicating a situation in which livestock are deceitfully used to make a residential or commercial property qualify as a working farm or ranch in order to benefit from an agricultural tax provision or subsidy. Editorial Note:...

rent-a-cow

rent-a-cow  attrib.— « Publicity about the Kings’ small bill and allegations that some developers were abusing the system by running “rent-a-cow” operations drove the county to take a closer look at 2,000 properties...

rent-a-cow

rent-a-cow  attrib.— «The suit alleges that the investors have taken advantage of the so-called “rent-a-cow” provision that allows tax breaks on property used for agriculture or grazing.» —“Pima sues to recoup ‘rent-a-cow’...

rent-a-cow rancher

rent-a-cow rancher  attrib.— «Fite, however, stopped short of likening the case to those seen with “rent-a-cow ranchers,” a term used to describe owners of luxury homes who keep a small number of animals or cut hay on a corner...

flake

flake  n.— «A flake of hay is about 20 lbs so each cow would get about a 1⁄4 of a flake.» —“Feeding” by School of Veterinary Medicine in University of Wisconsin-Madison SVM Dairy Teaching Herd—Employee...