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Page 12
... fields of fertility and abundance , with the greatest advantage and pro- fit . Many farmers among us complain much of their light and barren soils . They allege that manuring does but little good ; that it excites the land for a short ...
... fields of fertility and abundance , with the greatest advantage and pro- fit . Many farmers among us complain much of their light and barren soils . They allege that manuring does but little good ; that it excites the land for a short ...
Page 13
... fields . Deeming this a matter of great importance , and one worthy of the especial attention of the members of our society , and of the agricultural community at large , and believing that many of the soils of this county , are ...
... fields . Deeming this a matter of great importance , and one worthy of the especial attention of the members of our society , and of the agricultural community at large , and believing that many of the soils of this county , are ...
Page 15
... field , and partly over a meadow , producing coarse and sour grass . Several witnesses were called in behalf of the petitioner for damages to appraise these differ- ent soils , and all of them , except the old farmer , estimated the ...
... field , and partly over a meadow , producing coarse and sour grass . Several witnesses were called in behalf of the petitioner for damages to appraise these differ- ent soils , and all of them , except the old farmer , estimated the ...
Page 16
... field ? " The old farmer , raised a little by the apparent temper and spirit of the question , replied substantially as follows . I may not give the precise words , but I do not mis- take the substance of the answer . " I do presume ...
... field ? " The old farmer , raised a little by the apparent temper and spirit of the question , replied substantially as follows . I may not give the precise words , but I do not mis- take the substance of the answer . " I do presume ...
Page 17
... an hundred apple - trees , for instance , planted by the side of his fields , or in a lot set apart for this purpose , will begin to yield a profit in a period of from seven to ten years 3 MR . HUNTINGTON'S ADDRESS . 17.
... an hundred apple - trees , for instance , planted by the side of his fields , or in a lot set apart for this purpose , will begin to yield a profit in a period of from seven to ten years 3 MR . HUNTINGTON'S ADDRESS . 17.
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