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Page 47
And here I would state my views , that one great advantage in the silk culture , is
to be derived from the circumstance , that pursued as a collateral branch of
agriculture , it will give profitable employment to the female part of the farmer's
family ...
And here I would state my views , that one great advantage in the silk culture , is
to be derived from the circumstance , that pursued as a collateral branch of
agriculture , it will give profitable employment to the female part of the farmer's
family ...
Page 51
er year , some persons will be able to give the society a more perfect account of
the state and prospects in our county of the silk culture , from experiments on a
more extended scale . Mr. Joshua Tappan and lady , of Newbury , seem to have ...
er year , some persons will be able to give the society a more perfect account of
the state and prospects in our county of the silk culture , from experiments on a
more extended scale . Mr. Joshua Tappan and lady , of Newbury , seem to have ...
Page 52
But in perusing the published transactions of our society for the several years
past , I have been astonished that so little apparent interest seems to have been
taken in the silk culture in our county . Less seems to have been done here than
in ...
But in perusing the published transactions of our society for the several years
past , I have been astonished that so little apparent interest seems to have been
taken in the silk culture in our county . Less seems to have been done here than
in ...
Page 18
... of these annual gatherings ? how long would it be before they would present
so many living examples of the utility of the plan , as to revolutionize the whole
subject , and lead all to adopt more scientific and profitable modes of culture .
... of these annual gatherings ? how long would it be before they would present
so many living examples of the utility of the plan , as to revolutionize the whole
subject , and lead all to adopt more scientific and profitable modes of culture .
Page 71
But in order to render them of the greatest possible value , there should always
accompany the specimens sent , ( when it is known , the method of culture , soil ,
& c . & c . The articles , with the names of the contributors , are placed in the ...
But in order to render them of the greatest possible value , there should always
accompany the specimens sent , ( when it is known , the method of culture , soil ,
& c . & c . The articles , with the names of the contributors , are placed in the ...
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