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But this must be understood of the plant only ; for as to the fruit , the order is somewhat different . The caper , for example , is the tenderest plant , yet , being so easily protected , it is among the most certain in its fruit .
But this must be understood of the plant only ; for as to the fruit , the order is somewhat different . The caper , for example , is the tenderest plant , yet , being so easily protected , it is among the most certain in its fruit .
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Kent Pellett Kent Pellett , an Iowan , wrote much on bee keeping and fruit growing . His book , Pioneers in Iowa Horticulture , was prepared to commemorate the seventy - fifth anniversary of the Iowa State Horticultural Society ...
Kent Pellett Kent Pellett , an Iowan , wrote much on bee keeping and fruit growing . His book , Pioneers in Iowa Horticulture , was prepared to commemorate the seventy - fifth anniversary of the Iowa State Horticultural Society ...
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The miners , weary of pork and beans and salt beef , were starving for fruit , and apples were as valuable as gold itself . The trader who managed to get a box of them into the mining camp charged a dollar and sometimes five dollars per ...
The miners , weary of pork and beans and salt beef , were starving for fruit , and apples were as valuable as gold itself . The trader who managed to get a box of them into the mining camp charged a dollar and sometimes five dollars per ...
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Contents
Christopher Columbus Turns in a Crop | 3 |
Much More Corne was Planted | 9 |
PERLEY POORE How the Pig Helped to Make Massa | 16 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Harvest: An Anthology of Farm Writing |
| Editor | Wheeler McMillen |
| Publisher | Appleton-Century, 1964 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 19 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 424 pages |
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