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we must rely ; they must provision our vast armies , they must feed our hungry
poor , they must carry us through the war . And to that cry for help there has been
no slow or feeble response . Most nobly has the exigency been met . We have as
...
we must rely ; they must provision our vast armies , they must feed our hungry
poor , they must carry us through the war . And to that cry for help there has been
no slow or feeble response . Most nobly has the exigency been met . We have as
...
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There is no reason why Massachusetts should not feed her whole population . To
make her truly independent she should do so . The responsibility rests upon the
rising generation of farmers . Let us hope that they will cheerfully assume and ...
There is no reason why Massachusetts should not feed her whole population . To
make her truly independent she should do so . The responsibility rests upon the
rising generation of farmers . Let us hope that they will cheerfully assume and ...
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Let him feel that « his farm has higher uses for him than those of feeding his
person or his purse . ” As he looks out upon his green meadows and waving
fields , as he plants the brown seed and gathers in the golden harvest , as he
listens to ...
Let him feel that « his farm has higher uses for him than those of feeding his
person or his purse . ” As he looks out upon his green meadows and waving
fields , as he plants the brown seed and gathers in the golden harvest , as he
listens to ...
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From the time of calving to the present time , her feed has been nothing but fair ,
pasturage , with a little first crop English hay at night and morning - except about
five weeks of dry weather ending about the 20th of August , she had three small ...
From the time of calving to the present time , her feed has been nothing but fair ,
pasturage , with a little first crop English hay at night and morning - except about
five weeks of dry weather ending about the 20th of August , she had three small ...
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Her feed was entirely pasture . EBEN S. POOR . South Danvers , Sept. 24 , 1861 .
HEIFERS . The Committee on Heifers have attended to their duty and report :
There were but two three - year old heifers presented for premium which the ...
Her feed was entirely pasture . EBEN S. POOR . South Danvers , Sept. 24 , 1861 .
HEIFERS . The Committee on Heifers have attended to their duty and report :
There were but two three - year old heifers presented for premium which the ...
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Page 26 - 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 26 - 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 24 - 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 18 - 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 25 - For Freedom's battle once begun, Bequeathed by bleeding Sire to Son, Though baffled oft is ever won.