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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... 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 with what we see at the pres- ent day . But it was due in part ...
... 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 with what we see at the pres- ent day . But it was due in part ...
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... farm , under the old system of farming , had its limits . It could be increased to a certain extent by extraor- dinary care and labor ; but there was always a point be- yond which it was not economical to go . When that point was ...
... farm , under the old system of farming , had its limits . It could be increased to a certain extent by extraor- dinary care and labor ; but there was always a point be- yond which it was not economical to go . When that point was ...
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... farming : a small portion of the milk is used for butter making ; but the larger part of it is sent to market by ... farms . The central part produces milk for the market very largely , but does not use much for butter . The milk from ...
... farming : a small portion of the milk is used for butter making ; but the larger part of it is sent to market by ... farms . The central part produces milk for the market very largely , but does not use much for butter . The milk from ...
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... farm . Under the old methods , the land was fast becoming poorer ; crops were grown at the expense of the soil ... farming on my own account , in the year 1840 , that I carried to Boston pota- toes in a one - horse market - wagon , and ...
... farm . Under the old methods , the land was fast becoming poorer ; crops were grown at the expense of the soil ... farming on my own account , in the year 1840 , that I carried to Boston pota- toes in a one - horse market - wagon , and ...
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... farm husbandry , and have become , under this management , a part of the system of State agricultural education . The committee of arrangements have procured lecturers to open the subjects before this ... farms , market FARM HUSBANDRY . 15.
... farm husbandry , and have become , under this management , a part of the system of State agricultural education . The committee of arrangements have procured lecturers to open the subjects before this ... farms , market FARM HUSBANDRY . 15.
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