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farm any faster than he sees the way clear for a certain and compensating profit
in the end ; and this end may be more or less remote , according to the means at
his convenient command . With these limitations and restrictions , the point to be
...
farm any faster than he sees the way clear for a certain and compensating profit
in the end ; and this end may be more or less remote , according to the means at
his convenient command . With these limitations and restrictions , the point to be
...
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One principal reason , I apprehend , why more attention is not paid by our
farmers to the cultivation of fruit trees , is that they do not promise an immediate
profit . The trees must be planted — they must be nursed in their early growth ,
and some ...
One principal reason , I apprehend , why more attention is not paid by our
farmers to the cultivation of fruit trees , is that they do not promise an immediate
profit . The trees must be planted — they must be nursed in their early growth ,
and some ...
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profit in a period of from seven to ten years ; that the production will gradually and
annually increase for some ten , fifteen or twenty years ; and that then he may
have a matured and full grown orchard , bearing the choicest and richest fruits ...
profit in a period of from seven to ten years ; that the production will gradually and
annually increase for some ten , fifteen or twenty years ; and that then he may
have a matured and full grown orchard , bearing the choicest and richest fruits ...
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One great difficulty is , that most farmers seem not to be aware of the fact , that the
greater the outlay , to a reasonable extent , when skilfully applied , the greater will
be the profit ; they therefore manure sparingly , plough shallow , and the ...
One great difficulty is , that most farmers seem not to be aware of the fact , that the
greater the outlay , to a reasonable extent , when skilfully applied , the greater will
be the profit ; they therefore manure sparingly , plough shallow , and the ...
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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 ... But it was not my intention to go into
any minute estimate of the profits of the silk culture ; my own experience in the ...
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 ... But it was not my intention to go into
any minute estimate of the profits of the silk culture ; my own experience in the ...
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