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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... fact that the habit of reading was far less common among the farming commu- nity of that day than it is at present . There was little spirit of inquiry , little taste for investigation , little interest in farm improvements , compared ...
... fact that the habit of reading was far less common among the farming commu- nity of that day than it is at present . There was little spirit of inquiry , little taste for investigation , little interest in farm improvements , compared ...
Page 9
... fact that the public confi- dence in the general honesty of the manufacture of such articles has increased their use by farmers to an amazing extent . The regulation of this trade has indeed worked an entire revolution in the whole ...
... fact that the public confi- dence in the general honesty of the manufacture of such articles has increased their use by farmers to an amazing extent . The regulation of this trade has indeed worked an entire revolution in the whole ...
Page 10
... fact that several of the States have enacted laws modelled after our own . In 1864 the Board instituted a series of public meetings for lectures and discussions , to be held in various parts of the Commonwealth , to which the whole ...
... fact that several of the States have enacted laws modelled after our own . In 1864 the Board instituted a series of public meetings for lectures and discussions , to be held in various parts of the Commonwealth , to which the whole ...
Page 13
... fact that within this county there are very extensive manufacturing establish- ments of cotton , woollen , leather , iron , wood , and other articles , which have reated cities and towns , would account for this interest in this branch ...
... fact that within this county there are very extensive manufacturing establish- ments of cotton , woollen , leather , iron , wood , and other articles , which have reated cities and towns , would account for this interest in this branch ...
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... fact , much of it had become worthless for 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 ...
... fact , much of it had become worthless for 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 ...
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