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STATEMENT OF JOHN ABBOTT . To the Committee on Milch Cows : - The Cow which I present for premium is mostly of foreign breed . In March , April and May , the average weight of her milk per day , was forty - two and a half pounds . In ...
STATEMENT OF JOHN ABBOTT . To the Committee on Milch Cows : - The Cow which I present for premium is mostly of foreign breed . In March , April and May , the average weight of her milk per day , was forty - two and a half pounds . In ...
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... statement accompanies this re- port , ) was given to the Committee , and they award the 1st premium , of $ 7 , to Mr. Poor for his heifer " Rosa . " 2d premium , of $ 6 , to Mr. Poor , for his heifer " Lila . " There were two other ...
... statement accompanies this re- port , ) was given to the Committee , and they award the 1st premium , of $ 7 , to Mr. Poor for his heifer " Rosa . " 2d premium , of $ 6 , to Mr. Poor , for his heifer " Lila . " There were two other ...
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... STATEMENT OF EBEN S. POOR . To the Committee on Heifers : - I offer for premium two Ayrshire ( imported ) Heifers . These heifers are three years old , and have been fed on grass alone . One ( Rosa ) calved March 5th , the other ( Lily ) ...
... STATEMENT OF EBEN S. POOR . To the Committee on Heifers : - I offer for premium two Ayrshire ( imported ) Heifers . These heifers are three years old , and have been fed on grass alone . One ( Rosa ) calved March 5th , the other ( Lily ) ...
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... statement gives us no data by which we can form any estimate of the expense of raising turkies . Our impression is , that unless we take into the account the good done by them in destroying insects , they will not pay for the grain ...
... statement gives us no data by which we can form any estimate of the expense of raising turkies . Our impression is , that unless we take into the account the good done by them in destroying insects , they will not pay for the grain ...
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... statement of Mr. Ives shows that he can make it pay to keep hens confined . The Committee recommend a gratuity to Jonas Holt of Andover , for his bronze turkeys , Wm . A. Gaffney of Danvers , for geese and fowls , John S. Ives of Salem ...
... statement of Mr. Ives shows that he can make it pay to keep hens confined . The Committee recommend a gratuity to Jonas Holt of Andover , for his bronze turkeys , Wm . A. Gaffney of Danvers , for geese and fowls , John S. Ives of Salem ...
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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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