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The Buds of every kind of tree and shrub are swelling , the tender leaves of many had unfolded , the Apricot blossoms were putting forth , the Peaches and Cherries were upon the point of doing the same . The leaves of the Apple tree ...
The Buds of every kind of tree and shrub are swelling , the tender leaves of many had unfolded , the Apricot blossoms were putting forth , the Peaches and Cherries were upon the point of doing the same . The leaves of the Apple tree ...
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the purpose of manure ; but as straw canot be afforded for this purpose , Leaves , and such spoiled Straw or weeds as will not do for food , must serve for the Stables ; and the first , that is leaves , and Corn Stalks , is all that can ...
the purpose of manure ; but as straw canot be afforded for this purpose , Leaves , and such spoiled Straw or weeds as will not do for food , must serve for the Stables ; and the first , that is leaves , and Corn Stalks , is all that can ...
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There were no seedlings and no fine roots and the leaves as they fell blew away to pile up against the fences in drifts . The little grass that grew there was shaded and sickly . It contained little nourishment for the cattle and sheep ...
There were no seedlings and no fine roots and the leaves as they fell blew away to pile up against the fences in drifts . The little grass that grew there was shaded and sickly . It contained little nourishment for the cattle and sheep ...
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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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