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... amount of the most profitable crops , having a single eye to income immediate or more remote , according to his means , and especially to the gradual and permanent im- provement of his farm . The practical farmer , whose own personal ...
... amount of the most profitable crops , having a single eye to income immediate or more remote , according to his means , and especially to the gradual and permanent im- provement of his farm . The practical farmer , whose own personal ...
Page 10
... amount of this food for plants , should be the constant aim of every good farmer . This is the ultimate source of his gains , and he must guard all the avenues to it with an ever vigilant watchfulness . The farm must be washed and ...
... amount of this food for plants , should be the constant aim of every good farmer . This is the ultimate source of his gains , and he must guard all the avenues to it with an ever vigilant watchfulness . The farm must be washed and ...
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... amount of unimproved land in the county somewhat exceeds that of English and upland mow- ing , and is more than double that in tillage . A large portion of this land , consisting of low , bog , mud , and peat meadows , is capable of ...
... amount of unimproved land in the county somewhat exceeds that of English and upland mow- ing , and is more than double that in tillage . A large portion of this land , consisting of low , bog , mud , and peat meadows , is capable of ...
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... amount invested , nay more , that has not re- ceived a greater advance upon his outlay than the average profit derived from any other business . One great difficulty is , that most farmers seem not to be aware of the fact , that the ...
... amount invested , nay more , that has not re- ceived a greater advance upon his outlay than the average profit derived from any other business . One great difficulty is , that most farmers seem not to be aware of the fact , that the ...
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... amount ex- pended . The farmer who is so sparing of his manure that he can get but thirty bushels of corn from an acre , gets barely enough to pay him for the expense of cultivation , and in addition to this , by the ordinary method of ...
... amount ex- pended . The farmer who is so sparing of his manure that he can get but thirty bushels of corn from an acre , gets barely enough to pay him for the expense of cultivation , and in addition to this , by the ordinary method of ...
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