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Page 49
Although this tree is classed among the tender varieties of the mulberry , yet , so
luxuriant is its growth , that if taken up in the fall and placed in the cellar , or
buried in the field , and replanted in the spring , it will produce a pound of leaves
to a ...
Although this tree is classed among the tender varieties of the mulberry , yet , so
luxuriant is its growth , that if taken up in the fall and placed in the cellar , or
buried in the field , and replanted in the spring , it will produce a pound of leaves
to a ...
Page 50
... find the cost more than the value of the produce . But if silk now worth five
dollars per pound can be produced for two dollars and twenty five cents , here is
a net profit of two dollars and seventy five cents per pound , or one hundred and ...
... find the cost more than the value of the produce . But if silk now worth five
dollars per pound can be produced for two dollars and twenty five cents , here is
a net profit of two dollars and seventy five cents per pound , or one hundred and ...
Page 69
It was weeded but once by hand , but hoed several times — harvested and sold
in September and October — the produce of which was six hundred and sixty -
four bushels . The rye was grown on a black loam on a clay bottom ; has grown ...
It was weeded but once by hand , but hoed several times — harvested and sold
in September and October — the produce of which was six hundred and sixty -
four bushels . The rye was grown on a black loam on a clay bottom ; has grown ...
Page 85
For the best cultivated farm of not less than fifty acres , exclusive of woodland ,
regard being had to particular improvements within a few years past , the quantity
of produce , the manure , and expense of cultivation , with a statement in writing
of ...
For the best cultivated farm of not less than fifty acres , exclusive of woodland ,
regard being had to particular improvements within a few years past , the quantity
of produce , the manure , and expense of cultivation , with a statement in writing
of ...
Page 86
For the best produce of butter on any farm within the county of Essex , in the four
months next following the 20th of May , the present year , a sample of not less
than 25 lbs . to be exhibited , quantity as well as quality to be taken into view ;
with a ...
For the best produce of butter on any farm within the county of Essex , in the four
months next following the 20th of May , the present year , a sample of not less
than 25 lbs . to be exhibited , quantity as well as quality to be taken into view ;
with a ...
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