Harvest: An Anthology of Farm WritingWheeler McMillen Appleton-Century, 1964 - 424 pages |
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Page 12
... weather and very hotte , and not a cloud or any signe of raine to be seen , yet toward evening it begane to overcast , and shortly after to raine , with shuch sweete and gentle showers , as gave them cause of rejoyceing , and blesing ...
... weather and very hotte , and not a cloud or any signe of raine to be seen , yet toward evening it begane to overcast , and shortly after to raine , with shuch sweete and gentle showers , as gave them cause of rejoyceing , and blesing ...
Page 126
... weather would pant and show signs of distress . Humane and prudent drivers would stop and let them stand to " cool out . " As John told it , we had an ox who eventually became so wise that in cold winter weather one had merely to go ...
... weather would pant and show signs of distress . Humane and prudent drivers would stop and let them stand to " cool out . " As John told it , we had an ox who eventually became so wise that in cold winter weather one had merely to go ...
Page 369
... weather . A red sunset 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 ...
... weather . A red sunset 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 ...
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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