Harvest: An Anthology of Farm WritingWheeler McMillen Appleton-Century, 1964 - 424 pages |
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Page 51
... means will admit ; and the Corn planted every year in the middle of the Rows of the preceeding year ; by doing which , and mixing the Manure and Earth by the Plow and other workings , the whole , in time , will be en- richned . The ...
... means will admit ; and the Corn planted every year in the middle of the Rows of the preceeding year ; by doing which , and mixing the Manure and Earth by the Plow and other workings , the whole , in time , will be en- richned . The ...
Page 179
... means of transportation have been so greatly increased during the past twenty - five years that it is very difficult to imagine their being carried much further ; but means will doubtless be found by which the cost of carriage may be ...
... means of transportation have been so greatly increased during the past twenty - five years that it is very difficult to imagine their being carried much further ; but means will doubtless be found by which the cost of carriage may be ...
Page 369
... means clearing weather a yellow sunset , rain or worry . Thunder in February means frost in May . If a chicken's tail feathers spread in the wind , that is a sign of rain . A whitish halo around the moon foretells rain or snow ; the ...
... means clearing weather a yellow sunset , rain or worry . Thunder in February means frost in May . If a chicken's tail feathers spread in the wind , that is a sign of rain . A whitish halo around the moon foretells rain or snow ; the ...
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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