Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Volume 25W. White, 1878 - Agriculture Vols. for 1889-1894, 1906-1912 issued with the Annual report of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station; vols. for 1895-1905 issued with the Annual report of the Hatch Environment Station of the Massachnusetts Agricultural College. |
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Page 14
... cropping ; meadows were left undrained ; upland was allowed to run to weeds , the crop not being worth harvesting . Cattle were bred without any attempt , perhaps I should say with- out any intelligent attempt , to improve them , either ...
... cropping ; meadows were left undrained ; upland was allowed to run to weeds , the crop not being worth harvesting . Cattle were bred without any attempt , perhaps I should say with- out any intelligent attempt , to improve them , either ...
Page 25
... crops which occupy the land for the whole year are rhubarb and dandelions ; and some gardeners grow a crop of onion sets on the same land with their dandelions . In the management of these various crops so as to meet a profitable sale ...
... crops which occupy the land for the whole year are rhubarb and dandelions ; and some gardeners grow a crop of onion sets on the same land with their dandelions . In the management of these various crops so as to meet a profitable sale ...
Page 26
... crops ; again , winter spinach , sold in April , was followed by bush - beans , melons , and spinach again . It would ... crop to be raised ; No the loam is then thrown back on the manure to the depth of six or eight inches , and covered ...
... crops ; again , winter spinach , sold in April , was followed by bush - beans , melons , and spinach again . It would ... crop to be raised ; No the loam is then thrown back on the manure to the depth of six or eight inches , and covered ...
Page 27
... crop comes in . For winter work , however , in raising these crops the green- house is to be preferred ; it is more manageable , and requires much less labor . The improvements in the construction of greenhouses during the few last ...
... crop comes in . For winter work , however , in raising these crops the green- house is to be preferred ; it is more manageable , and requires much less labor . The improvements in the construction of greenhouses during the few last ...
Page 29
... crop is left blank for the squashes : the squash seed planted rather late about June 5 , and the early crop cleared away before July 10 , when the squashes begin to run . There are many of the devices of double cropping in com- mon use ...
... crop is left blank for the squashes : the squash seed planted rather late about June 5 , and the early crop cleared away before July 10 , when the squashes begin to run . There are many of the devices of double cropping in com- mon use ...
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