Annual Report ..., Volume 7Contains the yearbook and annual report of the Department of Household Science and proceedings of the annual meeting of the Illinois Farmers' Institute. |
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... ear marks of teacher rather than pupils . There is a question in my mind whether it is very beneficial or not . Carroll County- Mr. Charles Spots : I am glad to say that we have a lot of farmers in Car- roll county , both old and young ...
... ear marks of teacher rather than pupils . There is a question in my mind whether it is very beneficial or not . Carroll County- Mr. Charles Spots : I am glad to say that we have a lot of farmers in Car- roll county , both old and young ...
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... ear corn picked out with husk , daisies and festoons of timothy heads . And just so effective were the bunches of cornstalks in the corners ; more would have spoiled the effect . The committee were wise in their choosing . Mr. John fehl ...
... ear corn picked out with husk , daisies and festoons of timothy heads . And just so effective were the bunches of cornstalks in the corners ; more would have spoiled the effect . The committee were wise in their choosing . Mr. John fehl ...
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... ears of yellow corn sold $ 300 worth of seed corn while our institute was in session . Mernard County- Will H. Young : We held our sixth annual meeting in the middle of Jan- uary , and our circuit court room , which seats about 600 ...
... ears of yellow corn sold $ 300 worth of seed corn while our institute was in session . Mernard County- Will H. Young : We held our sixth annual meeting in the middle of Jan- uary , and our circuit court room , which seats about 600 ...
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... ears each . The president then secured a number of varieties of corn and appointed a committee consisting of some of the older and more suc- cessful farmers of the county to select the variety they considered best adapted to the ...
... ears each . The president then secured a number of varieties of corn and appointed a committee consisting of some of the older and more suc- cessful farmers of the county to select the variety they considered best adapted to the ...
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... cent of barren stalks has been reduced , the uniformity of size and shape of ears developed , and depth of kernels increased . By breeding , seed has been produced so that when a kernel is planted it will produce a fertile stalk bearing 56.
... cent of barren stalks has been reduced , the uniformity of size and shape of ears developed , and depth of kernels increased . By breeding , seed has been produced so that when a kernel is planted it will produce a fertile stalk bearing 56.
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Page 410 - ... godliness hath promise of the life that now is," as well as of that which is to come.
Page 431 - You, reader, put this matter to a test: You are sitting now in your office — six clerks are within call. Summon any one and make this request: "Please look in the encyclopedia and make a brief memorandum for me concerning the life of Correggio." Will the clerk quietly say, "Yes, sir,
Page 249 - By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. The foe long since in silence slept; Alike the conqueror silent sleeps; And Time the ruined bridge has swept Down the dark stream which seaward creeps. On this green bank, by this soft stream, We set to-day a votive stone; That memory may their deed redeem, When...
Page 430 - fellow by the name of Rowan " took the letter, sealed it up in an oilskin pouch, strapped it over his heart, in four days landed by night off the coast of Cuba from an open boat, disappeared into the jungle, and in three weeks came out on the other side of the Island, having traversed a hostile country on foot, and delivered his letter to Garcia — are things I have no special desire now to tell in detail.
Page 430 - Rowan was sent for and given a letter to be delivered to Garcia. How " the fellow by the name of Rowan " took the letter, sealed it up in an oilskin pouch, strapped it over his heart, in four days landed by night off the coast of Cuba from an open boat, disappeared into the jungle, and in three weeks came out on the other side of the island, having traversed a hostile country on foot, and delivered...
Page 81 - Washington, are hereby forbidden, either directly or indirectly, individually or through associations, to solicit an increase of pay or to influence or attempt to influence in their own interest any other legislation whatever, either before Congress or its committees, or in any way save through the heads of the Departments or independent Government establishments in or under which they serve, on penalty of dismissal from the Government service.
Page 292 - America, for the payment of which well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
Page 76 - Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God /'// vain.
Page 23 - Jesus' feet, Till we meet, till we meet, / God be with you till we meet again. JE Ranldn. f^ OD be with you till we meet again...
Page 431 - Saturday night holds many a worker to his place. Advertise for a stenographer, and nine out of ten who apply can neither spell nor punctuate — and do not think it necessary to. Can such a one write a letter to Garcia? "You see that book-keeper," said the foreman to me in a large factory.