Transactions of the Essex Agricultural Society from ...Press of Foote & Brown, 1861 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 47
Page 17
... applied to all , to the whole farm , whenever he comes to have one of his own . But I was referring to the subject in a more limited view , to the accounts which a farmer should keep of his pecuniary transactions - of his bargains , and ...
... applied to all , to the whole farm , whenever he comes to have one of his own . But I was referring to the subject in a more limited view , to the accounts which a farmer should keep of his pecuniary transactions - of his bargains , and ...
Page 30
... applied on the crops cultivated , and various other things ; therefore there is no gen- eral rule to be applied , but every cultivator of the soil must be governed by the circumstances in which he is placed . There were eight entries ...
... applied on the crops cultivated , and various other things ; therefore there is no gen- eral rule to be applied , but every cultivator of the soil must be governed by the circumstances in which he is placed . There were eight entries ...
Page 93
... applying manure . As the whole experiment is to extend over a period of three years before any premium can be awarded , it is , of course , too early to speak of Mr. Ware's experiment , except to express the hope that it may be carried ...
... applying manure . As the whole experiment is to extend over a period of three years before any premium can be awarded , it is , of course , too early to speak of Mr. Ware's experiment , except to express the hope that it may be carried ...
Page 95
... Thus showing a balance in favor of lot No. 6 , as compared with lot No. 5 , ( where no manure was applied last year , ) of 19 tons 140 lbs . per acre , which , at $ 8 per ton , the market value this year , ( much less than last , 95.
... Thus showing a balance in favor of lot No. 6 , as compared with lot No. 5 , ( where no manure was applied last year , ) of 19 tons 140 lbs . per acre , which , at $ 8 per ton , the market value this year , ( much less than last , 95.
Page 99
... applied since the spring of 1860 : — 1st Crop . 2d Crop . Aggregate . No. 1 850 lbs . 240 lbs . 1090 lbs . Compost . 2 980 420 1400 Leached ashes . 3 1300 450 1750 Green cow manure . 4 1350 540 1890 Dry ashes . 5 730 140 870 Peruvian ...
... applied since the spring of 1860 : — 1st Crop . 2d Crop . Aggregate . No. 1 850 lbs . 240 lbs . 1090 lbs . Compost . 2 980 420 1400 Leached ashes . 3 1300 450 1750 Green cow manure . 4 1350 540 1890 Dry ashes . 5 730 140 870 Peruvian ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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
Popular passages
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.