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... land , the WEST , and he determines to seek his fortune in the teeming and fertile soil of the great valley . Of all the mistakes , which an Es- sex young man can commit , this is the greatest , and oftentimes , the most fatal . In ...
... land , the WEST , and he determines to seek his fortune in the teeming and fertile soil of the great valley . Of all the mistakes , which an Es- sex young man can commit , this is the greatest , and oftentimes , the most fatal . In ...
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... lands , it is sometimes said , will not bear heavy manuring . The only cure for this description of soils , is to ... land for a short time , and that then the effect is entirely lost . This is undoubtedly true to a very considerable ...
... lands , it is sometimes said , will not bear heavy manuring . The only cure for this description of soils , is to ... land for a short time , and that then the effect is entirely lost . This is undoubtedly true to a very considerable ...
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... land wholly unproductive . Much of this land is not susceptible of being brought under cultivation , except at an expense which would be ruinous to the farmer , who is seeking the means of support from working on the soil . But a much ...
... land wholly unproductive . Much of this land is not susceptible of being brought under cultivation , except at an expense which would be ruinous to the farmer , who is seeking the means of support from working on the soil . But a much ...
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... land of this description . If susceptible of drain- ing at a moderate expense , these lands , in their pre- sent condition , though producing nothing except what is offensive alike to the eye , and a just agricul- tural taste , are ...
... land of this description . If susceptible of drain- ing at a moderate expense , these lands , in their pre- sent condition , though producing nothing except what is offensive alike to the eye , and a just agricul- tural taste , are ...
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... land , which had been taken for a highway . The land was a narrow strip of three rods in width , running partly over upland tillage or field , and partly over a meadow , producing coarse and sour grass . Several witnesses were called in ...
... land , which had been taken for a highway . The land was a narrow strip of three rods in width , running partly over upland tillage or field , and partly over a meadow , producing coarse and sour grass . Several witnesses were called in ...
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