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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... winter ; and , when leaving the barns in the spring for the pastures , were but sorry specimens of what they should have been , either for beef or the dairy . Now , I well remember that when I began farming on my own account , in the ...
... winter ; and , when leaving the barns in the spring for the pastures , were but sorry specimens of what they should have been , either for beef or the dairy . Now , I well remember that when I began farming on my own account , in the ...
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... winter spinach , and some others . The amount of manure used on these gardens is from twenty to thirty cords per acre every year . It keeps a two- horse team going every day to draw the manure used on some gardens of not over twelve ...
... winter spinach , and some others . The amount of manure used on these gardens is from twenty to thirty cords per acre every year . It keeps a two- horse team going every day to draw the manure used on some gardens of not over twelve ...
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... winters with delicacies whose natural home is in the tropical zone . The crops grown upon the gardens within six miles of the city are mostly spinach , kale , radishes , dandelions ... winter spinach , sold in SOIL AND CAPITAL REQUIRED . 25.
... winters with delicacies whose natural home is in the tropical zone . The crops grown upon the gardens within six miles of the city are mostly spinach , kale , radishes , dandelions ... winter spinach , sold in SOIL AND CAPITAL REQUIRED . 25.
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Massachusetts. State Board of Agriculture. of land . Thus , winter spinach , sold in March , was followed by onion sets , melons , and celery , on the same land , all full crops ; again , winter spinach , sold in April , was followed by ...
Massachusetts. State Board of Agriculture. of land . Thus , winter spinach , sold in March , was followed by onion sets , melons , and celery , on the same land , all full crops ; again , winter spinach , sold in April , was followed by ...
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... winter , with the mat d leaning against the fence , the planks well banked at e with litter . and The hot - bed is invalu- able for raising plants for planting out of doors ; the ease with which the plants are aired hardened off by ...
... winter , with the mat d leaning against the fence , the planks well banked at e with litter . and The hot - bed is invalu- able for raising plants for planting out of doors ; the ease with which the plants are aired hardened off by ...
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