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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... raising in Middlesex , so far as relates to neat cattle , except the raising of heifers to replenish the stock of cows on the dairy - farms , is nearly abandoned , for the reason that it can be done more economically where land , hay ...
... raising in Middlesex , so far as relates to neat cattle , except the raising of heifers to replenish the stock of cows on the dairy - farms , is nearly abandoned , for the reason that it can be done more economically where land , hay ...
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... raised . And now garden - farming has become a prominent business . Nature was lavish in giving charms to Waltham , for we have mountain and plain and hill and river combined in one beautiful landscape . Its natural beauty has long made ...
... raised . And now garden - farming has become a prominent business . Nature was lavish in giving charms to Waltham , for we have mountain and plain and hill and river combined in one beautiful landscape . Its natural beauty has long made ...
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... raised will , in general , range from two hundred to five hun- dred dollars per acre . The amount of manure required for the good management of these farms will be from six to ten cords per acre . The nature of the soil has much to do ...
... raised will , in general , range from two hundred to five hun- dred dollars per acre . The amount of manure required for the good management of these farms will be from six to ten cords per acre . The nature of the soil has much to do ...
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... , only two crops are raised upon the same land in a season ; but instances are not uncommon where three , and even four crops in a year are taken from one piece of land . Thus , winter spinach , sold in SOIL AND CAPITAL REQUIRED . 25.
... , only two crops are raised upon the same land in a season ; but instances are not uncommon where three , and even four crops in a year are taken from one piece of land . Thus , winter spinach , sold in SOIL AND CAPITAL REQUIRED . 25.
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... raised ; No the loam is then thrown back on the manure to the depth of six or eight inches , and covered with sash and mats , and after a few days the bed will generally be in order The drawing , No. 1 , represents a bed as made ready ...
... raised ; No the loam is then thrown back on the manure to the depth of six or eight inches , and covered with sash and mats , and after a few days the bed will generally be in order The drawing , No. 1 , represents a bed as made ready ...
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