The term "watering the stock" is a reference to Daniel Drew and his practice of
A) overwatering his garden so that crops would appear early in the season.
B) adding water to soup stock so that it could feed more people.
C) adding water to alcohol and then raising the price per bottle.
D) feeding his cattle salt and then giving them all the water they could drink, thereby bloating the cattle and fetching a higher price.
Answer: D
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