Transactions of the Illinois State Agricultural Society, with Reports from County and District Agricultural Societies, Volume 5Illinois State Agricultural Society, 1865 - Agriculture |
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... village . The apple orchard which he had entered for the premium , was almost level , gently sloping to the southeast just enough for surface drainage . The trees when planted were three years old , and have been set six 172.
... village . The apple orchard which he had entered for the premium , was almost level , gently sloping to the southeast just enough for surface drainage . The trees when planted were three years old , and have been set six 172.
Page 175
... surface of the farm is undulating , and most of the fruit trees have their long rows running down a southern slope and as yet unprotected from the sharp prairie winds . The stock of Na- tive Evergreens is large , and as they have been ...
... surface of the farm is undulating , and most of the fruit trees have their long rows running down a southern slope and as yet unprotected from the sharp prairie winds . The stock of Na- tive Evergreens is large , and as they have been ...
Page 185
... surface leveled , walks laid out and the grounds planted . To the east is the lake , now presenting its peace- ful mood , as it reflects the sun , with the thermometer at 97 deg . in the shade ; to the north and west the forest is ...
... surface leveled , walks laid out and the grounds planted . To the east is the lake , now presenting its peace- ful mood , as it reflects the sun , with the thermometer at 97 deg . in the shade ; to the north and west the forest is ...
Page 191
... surface it was dangerous to drive . The timber was cut down and sent to the city for wood , the stumps dug out , the surface leveled and miles of underdrains laid deep in the soil . The trenching spade was used with no stinted hand ...
... surface it was dangerous to drive . The timber was cut down and sent to the city for wood , the stumps dug out , the surface leveled and miles of underdrains laid deep in the soil . The trenching spade was used with no stinted hand ...
Page 193
... surface must be evaporated or slowly find its way to the North Branch of the Chicago river . The land lies about thirty feet above the lake . The sand ridge before noted is some fifteen feet high , and at its base for some distance the ...
... surface must be evaporated or slowly find its way to the North Branch of the Chicago river . The land lies about thirty feet above the lake . The sand ridge before noted is some fifteen feet high , and at its base for some distance the ...
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Page 986 - States, but their assignees may thus locate said land scrip upon any of the unappropriated lands of the United States subject to sale at private entry at one dollar and twenty-five cents, or less, per acre...
Page 986 - Provided, That in no case shall any State to which land scrip may thus be issued be allowed to locate the same within the limits of any other State or of any Territory of the United States...
Page 628 - tis her privilege, Through all the years of this our life, to lead From joy to joy; for she can so inform The mind that is within us, so impress With quietness and beauty, and so feed With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all The dreary intercourse of daily life, Shall e'er prevail against us, or disturb Our cheerful faith, that all which we behold Is full of blessings.
Page 988 - Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the governors of the several states to which scrip shall be issued under this act, shall be required to report annually to congress all sales made of such scrip until the whole shall be disposed of, the amount received for the same, and what appropriation has been made of the proceeds.
Page 986 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 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 to which the States are respectively entitled by the apportionment under the census of eighteen hundred and sixty ; Provided, That no mineral lands shall be...
Page 982 - State was then entitled for the "endowment, support, and maintenance of at least one college where the leading object shall be to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts...
Page 986 - State shall be entitled shall be selected from such lands within the limits of such State, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby directed to issue to each of the States in which there is not the quantity of public lands subject to sale at private entry at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, to which said State may be entitled under the provisions of this act, land scrip to the amount in acres for the deficiency of its distributive share...
Page 573 - Knowledge does not comprise all which is contained in the larger term of education. The feelings are to be disciplined ; the passions are to be restrained ; true and worthy motives are to be inspired ; a profound religious feeling is to be instilled, and pure morality inculcated, under all circumstances. All this is comprised in education.
Page 986 - 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...
Page 976 - Washington to appropriate to each State in the Union an amount of public lands not less in value than five hundred thousand dollars, for the liberal endowment of a system of industrial universities; one in each state in the Union, to co-operate with each other and with the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, for the more liberal and practical education of our industrial classes and their teachers...