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... question discussed was that of " Peach Culture , " from scientific and practical standpoints , together with the kinds of manures used , the modes of trimming , & c . The quince question was also discussed in all its bear- ings ...
... question discussed was that of " Peach Culture , " from scientific and practical standpoints , together with the kinds of manures used , the modes of trimming , & c . The quince question was also discussed in all its bear- ings ...
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... Question . - Did I also understand you correctly in regard to a yield of 900 baskets of potatoes to the acre ? Mr. Budd . - Yes , sir ; 900 baskets per acre . Question . - How much did each basket hold ? Mr. Budd . - About the same as ...
... Question . - Did I also understand you correctly in regard to a yield of 900 baskets of potatoes to the acre ? Mr. Budd . - Yes , sir ; 900 baskets per acre . Question . - How much did each basket hold ? Mr. Budd . - About the same as ...
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... Question . - Did I understand you correctly in regard to the yield per acre , given in your report ? Mr. Garrison . - Yes , sir . ESSEX COUNTY BOARD OF AGRICULTURE . No delegate present . Mr. Baldwin , the delegate , expected in the ...
... Question . - Did I understand you correctly in regard to the yield per acre , given in your report ? Mr. Garrison . - Yes , sir . ESSEX COUNTY BOARD OF AGRICULTURE . No delegate present . Mr. Baldwin , the delegate , expected in the ...
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... Question . - Did I understand you correctly in regard to the state- ment that Mr. Combs had raised 281 bushels of potatoes on one - half an acre ? Mr. Denise . Yes , sir ; he raised 281 bushels from one - half an acre . He asked me to ...
... Question . - Did I understand you correctly in regard to the state- ment that Mr. Combs had raised 281 bushels of potatoes on one - half an acre ? Mr. Denise . Yes , sir ; he raised 281 bushels from one - half an acre . He asked me to ...
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... Question . In what way were they farmed ? Mr. Denise . I do not think they were farmed at all ; they were not plowed , I know . Question . What was done to them , then ? - Mr. Denise . They were cultivated , I believe , with a hand hoe ...
... Question . In what way were they farmed ? Mr. Denise . I do not think they were farmed at all ; they were not plowed , I know . Question . What was done to them , then ? - Mr. Denise . They were cultivated , I believe , with a hand hoe ...
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Page 206 - States, for the purposes hereinafter mentioned, an amount of public land, to be apportioned to each State a quantity equal to thirty thousand acres for each Senator and Representative in Congress...
Page 97 - ... on the farm, and to depend upon artificial fertilizers only to furnish what more is needed. It is not good economy to pay high prices for materials which the soil may itself yield, but it is good economy to supply the lacking ones in the cheapest way. The rule in the purchase of costly commercial fertilizers should be to select those that supply, in the best forms and at the lowest cost, the plant-food which the crop needs and the soil fails to furnish.
Page 245 - We shall endeavor to advance our cause by laboring to accomplish the following objects: To develop a better and higher manhood and womanhood among ourselves. To enhance...
Page 206 - An Act to provide for the further development of agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits of the Act entitled 'An Act donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts,
Page 429 - The fact is, that in order to do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand shivering on the bank, and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.
Page 429 - ... have been induced to begin, would in all probability have gone great lengths in the career of fame.
Page 89 - ... though the general doom Hath swept the column from their tomb, A mightier monument command, The mountains of their native land ! There...
Page 433 - It has been said that he who makes two blades of grass grow where only one grew before is a benefactor to his species.
Page 106 - The eggs from the winged females are most often laid in or on the ground near the base of the vine, and they are so delicate as to require especially favorable conditions of 'temperature and moisture to enable them to hatch. They must, in my judgment, infallibly perish when deposited on anything else than the lower surface of the living...
Page 169 - ... the belly, inside of the thighs and forelegs, and about the ears. There is accelerated respiration and circulation, increased action of the flanks in breathing, tucked-up abdomen, arched back, swelling of the vulva in the female as in heat ; occasionally, also, of the sheath of the male, loss of appetite, and tenderness of the abdomen, sometimes persistent diarrhea, but generally obstinate constipation. In some cases large abraded spots are observed at the projecting points of the body, caused...