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Page 44
I mention these particulars , as great disasters have befallen the late broods of
silkworms , in every portion of the Union , the present season , owing
undoubtedly to the erroneous management of the eggs , particularly , in
improperly retarding ...
I mention these particulars , as great disasters have befallen the late broods of
silkworms , in every portion of the Union , the present season , owing
undoubtedly to the erroneous management of the eggs , particularly , in
improperly retarding ...
Page 66
She calved the present season on the 28th day of May , and her calf was taken
from her when three weeks old . The milk of this cow , the first week , produced
fourteen pounds of butter ; the second , twelve and three fourths . Her first week's
...
She calved the present season on the 28th day of May , and her calf was taken
from her when three weeks old . The milk of this cow , the first week , produced
fourteen pounds of butter ; the second , twelve and three fourths . Her first week's
...
Page 67
I purchased them from a drove , April 15th , 1839 , for twenty - one dollars each ;
they were then low in flesh , and as they gave milk till April , and calved the
present season in June , and have had no extra keeping , are not in so good
case as ...
I purchased them from a drove , April 15th , 1839 , for twenty - one dollars each ;
they were then low in flesh , and as they gave milk till April , and calved the
present season in June , and have had no extra keeping , are not in so good
case as ...
Page 100
GENTLEMEN — The field of corn which I cultivated the present season ,
contained one acre , fifty four rods , as measured by Mr. Northend . The produce
of the lot was one hundred and eight bushels of good sound corn , not including
the pig ...
GENTLEMEN — The field of corn which I cultivated the present season ,
contained one acre , fifty four rods , as measured by Mr. Northend . The produce
of the lot was one hundred and eight bushels of good sound corn , not including
the pig ...
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The subject is an extensive one ; it includes a wide field ; embracing nearly every
topic which would be pertinent to present on an occasion like the present . The
history of this society shows that it has been and is an important means of ...
The subject is an extensive one ; it includes a wide field ; embracing nearly every
topic which would be pertinent to present on an occasion like the present . The
history of this society shows that it has been and is an important means of ...
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