Agriculture of Maine: Annual Report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture, Volume 7, Part 1862 |
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... supplies of potash , of which ordinary soils possess much less than one part in the hundred ; and yet a farmer , who cultivates five acres of potatoes , each acre yielding about 300 bushels , 14 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE .
... supplies of potash , of which ordinary soils possess much less than one part in the hundred ; and yet a farmer , who cultivates five acres of potatoes , each acre yielding about 300 bushels , 14 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE .
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... five or six years . Fruits of all kinds are more or less liable to failure . Seasons that are pro- pitious to some , prove detrimental to others . Therefore by cultivating many kinds , we may be more sure of an annual supply . We have ...
... five or six years . Fruits of all kinds are more or less liable to failure . Seasons that are pro- pitious to some , prove detrimental to others . Therefore by cultivating many kinds , we may be more sure of an annual supply . We have ...
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... five - year - old ox 1,500 pounds . It is not so uncommon as it ought to be , for them to fall off during the winter from one - fourth to one - third in weight , for want of proper food and shelter . The result is , the owner has lost ...
... five - year - old ox 1,500 pounds . It is not so uncommon as it ought to be , for them to fall off during the winter from one - fourth to one - third in weight , for want of proper food and shelter . The result is , the owner has lost ...
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... five inches high ; then thin and hoe well . The after cultivation is done with a horse and cultivator . Ruta bagas have proved as good with me as potatoes , for wintering pigs , and I have used them in preference since potatoes rotted ...
... five inches high ; then thin and hoe well . The after cultivation is done with a horse and cultivator . Ruta bagas have proved as good with me as potatoes , for wintering pigs , and I have used them in preference since potatoes rotted ...
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... five pounds of carrots . This has been practiced in the feeding of eighty horses with the most complete success , and the health and condition of the horses allowed to be improved by the ex- change . An acre of carrots supplies a ...
... five pounds of carrots . This has been practiced in the feeding of eighty horses with the most complete success , and the health and condition of the horses allowed to be improved by the ex- change . An acre of carrots supplies a ...
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Page 148 - States in sections or subdivisions of sections, not less than one-quarter of a section; and whenever there are public lands in a State subject to sale at private entry at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, the quantity to which said State shall be entitled shall be selected from such lands within the limits of such State...
Page 148 - ... that a sum not exceeding ten per centum upon the amount received by any State under the provisions of this act, may be expended for the purchase of lands for sites or experimental farms, whenever authorized by the respective Legislatures of said States.
Page 147 - That there be granted to the several 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 149 - Any State which may take and claim the benefit of the provisions of this act shall provide, within five years, at least not less than one college, as described in the fourth section of this act, or the grant to such State shall cease ; and said State shall be bound to pay the United States the amount received of any lands previously sold, and that the title to purchasers under the State shall be valid.
Page 149 - Fourth. An annual report shall be made regarding the progress of each college, recording any improvements and experiments made, with their cost and results, and such other matters, including State industrial and economical statistics, as may be supposed useful ; one copy of which shall be transmitted by mail [free] " by each, to all the other colleges which may be endowed under the provisions of this act, and also one copy to the Secretary of the Interior.
Page 148 - ... that the moneys so invested shall constitute a perpetual fund, the capital of which shall remain forever undiminished (except so far as may be provided in section fifth of this act), and the interest of which shall be inviolably appropriated by each State which may take and claim the benefit of this act...
Page 148 - ... without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in such manner as the Legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life.
Page 148 - And be it further enacted, That all the expenses of management, superintendence, and taxes from date of selection of said lands, previous to their sales, and all expenses incurred in the management and disbursement of the moneys which may be received therefrom, shall be paid by the States to which they...
Page 148 - State which may take and claim the benefit of this act, to the endowment, support, and maintenance of at least one college, where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts...
Page 147 - That the land aforesaid, after being surveyed, shall be apportioned to the several States in sections or subdivisions of sections, not less than onequarter of a section...