[TimT]

One side of my family used to own a Butcher/General Store in Whitestone, NY... before the bridges were built etc.

They had a team of horses, and sold and delivered dry goods, meats from the animals they raised. They sold pieces of the land off when the value of the land was needed to supplement the income from the "butcher shop' in Whitestone which declined unfortunately with chain store etc..

I make sure to drive by the old store front whenever Im in the area.......... and Imagine what it was like when they had the space to have animals to slaughter and raise veggies to sell..

I can remember going as a youth and learning how to stuff sausage, from the instant of putting the animal down...

FWIW 150 St and 21St Ave... In Flushing (Whitestone) NY used to be owned by my family... along with the ten or so acres surrounding was owned by my family