Harvest: An Anthology of Farm WritingWheeler McMillen Appleton-Century, 1964 - 424 pages |
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Page 101
... stand together , but they stand together like pillars in a cluster , the largest in the centre , and that largest is agriculture . Let us remember , too , that we live in a country of small farms and free- hold tenements ; a country in ...
... stand together , but they stand together like pillars in a cluster , the largest in the centre , and that largest is agriculture . Let us remember , too , that we live in a country of small farms and free- hold tenements ; a country in ...
Page 356
... stand dry- ness and resist rust ; and a wheat to be sown in the fall , tough enough to stand wintry blasts . Some of his planted varieties had given him leads . So had the Russian Mennonites he 356 HARVEST.
... stand dry- ness and resist rust ; and a wheat to be sown in the fall , tough enough to stand wintry blasts . Some of his planted varieties had given him leads . So had the Russian Mennonites he 356 HARVEST.
Page 374
... stand now , no matter how good the laws may be , the average farmer stands almost helpless in case of accident . After the injured are taken care of , the broken carriage picked up , the crippled horse sometimes killed and buried , and ...
... stand now , no matter how good the laws may be , the average farmer stands almost helpless in case of accident . After the injured are taken care of , the broken carriage picked up , the crippled horse sometimes killed and buried , and ...
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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