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... poor , they must carry us through the war . And to that cry for help there has been no slow or feeble re- sponse . Most nobly has the exigency been met . We have as yet no statistics to instruct us ; but it will undoubtedly here- after ...
... poor , they must carry us through the war . And to that cry for help there has been no slow or feeble re- sponse . Most nobly has the exigency been met . We have as yet no statistics to instruct us ; but it will undoubtedly here- after ...
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... poor Richard's maxim , " Take care of the pence , and the pounds will take care of themselves . " It has been said by good authority , " More profit is made on a farm from trifles than from the large crops . " The sooner the young man ...
... poor Richard's maxim , " Take care of the pence , and the pounds will take care of themselves . " It has been said by good authority , " More profit is made on a farm from trifles than from the large crops . " The sooner the young man ...
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... poor , he learns by inquiry and research what breeds are most prolific and hardy , best fitted for labor and for market . He eagerly avails himself of the practical experience of those around him , but at the same time he studies books ...
... poor , he learns by inquiry and research what breeds are most prolific and hardy , best fitted for labor and for market . He eagerly avails himself of the practical experience of those around him , but at the same time he studies books ...
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... poor man's humble cottage . Living thus , with trust in Heaven , with nurturing care for the dear ones upon the earth , seeing God in nature , and recog- nizing labor and its rewards as but the means and not the end , the farmer will ...
... poor man's humble cottage . Living thus , with trust in Heaven , with nurturing care for the dear ones upon the earth , seeing God in nature , and recog- nizing labor and its rewards as but the means and not the end , the farmer will ...
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... Poor , W. Newbury . $ 5 , Wm . Foster and Joseph Kittridge , N. Andover . J. Longfellow , of Newbury , ploughed a lot with a Michigan plough , but is not entitled to the Society's premium , in conse- quence of not having entered ...
... Poor , W. Newbury . $ 5 , Wm . Foster and Joseph Kittridge , N. Andover . J. Longfellow , of Newbury , ploughed a lot with a Michigan plough , but is not entitled to the Society's premium , in conse- quence of not having entered ...
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1st premium 2d premium 50 cents acre agriculture amount award barn bees Benjamin Berry birds Boxford bread breed bushels butter cattle Charles Committee corn cranberry crop cultivation culture Daniel Dodge dollars Draft Horses Essex exhibited experiment farmers feed feet flock flowers fruit George Georgetown grain grapes grass gratuity Groveland harrowed Haverhill Heifers hive honey horses hundred inches deep insects John Jonathan Berry Joseph June labor land Lawrence Loring manure Marblehead Merino Methuen milk Moist North Andover Ordway oxen pasture Peter Wait plants ploughed potatoes pounds prem produced profitable Putnam raised roots ruta bagas S. A. Merrill Salem Samuel season second premium seed sheep Society soil South Danvers sowed squashes STATEMENT swarm tion tons Topsfield Treadwell Farm trees Trustees turnips varieties vegetables vines Ware weighed West Newbury wheat William wool wurzel
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Page 28 - Tis of the wave and not the rock; 'Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale ! In spite of rock and tempest's roar, In spite of false lights on the shore. Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea! Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee.
Page 26 - Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it : thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly : thou settlest the furrows thereof : thou makest it soft with showers : thou blessest the springing thereof. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures...
Page 28 - Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O UNION strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate.
Page 26 - Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: them preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
Page 26 - See the wretch that long has tost On the thorny bed of pain, At length repair his vigour lost, And breathe and walk again ; The meanest floweret of the vale, The simplest note that swells the gale, The common sun, the air, the skies, To him are opening paradise.
Page 60 - And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
Page 20 - Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.
Page 145 - it is stated, that " a cautious observer, having found a nest of five young jays, remarked, that each of these birds, while yet very young, consumed at least fifteen of these full-sized grubs in one day, and of course would require many more of a smaller size.
Page 27 - For Freedom's battle once begun, Bequeathed by bleeding Sire to Son, Though baffled oft is ever won.