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 6
... 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 with what we see at the pres- ent day ...
... 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 with what we see at the pres- ent day ...
Page 17
... less than fifteen tons of cloth daily . So we can almost say that this is the first place in which raw cotton was made into cloth , bleached , finished , and packed in boxes ready for shipment , beneath one roof . The establishment of ...
... less than fifteen tons of cloth daily . So we can almost say that this is the first place in which raw cotton was made into cloth , bleached , finished , and packed in boxes ready for shipment , beneath one roof . The establishment of ...
Page 19
... less , a corresponding part can be supplied by the manufac- tory , which will just fill the place at once , and perfectly perform the work of the injured part . After long and severe struggle against very many obstacles , the Amercan ...
... less , a corresponding part can be supplied by the manufac- tory , which will just fill the place at once , and perfectly perform the work of the injured part . After long and severe struggle against very many obstacles , the Amercan ...
Page 21
... less the farmer had come before him . This is the order in which all lands have been settled , and it will continue to be the order of their settlement in all time to come . In the condensed and brief history of the first steps in ...
... less the farmer had come before him . This is the order in which all lands have been settled , and it will continue to be the order of their settlement in all time to come . In the condensed and brief history of the first steps in ...
Page 24
... less manure , and are less bulky , such as early potatoes , pease , beans , asparagus , strawberries , and other small and large fruits , squashes , late cabbages and turnips , and other roots . On these more remote gardens , the market ...
... less manure , and are less bulky , such as early potatoes , pease , beans , asparagus , strawberries , and other small and large fruits , squashes , late cabbages and turnips , and other roots . On these more remote gardens , the market ...
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