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Page 95
... sowed with orange globe mangolds in drills , twenty inches apart , ten drills in each lot , using no manure upon any of the five lots . I propose to continue the experiment upon lot No. 6 , by the spreading upon the furrows , after the ...
... sowed with orange globe mangolds in drills , twenty inches apart , ten drills in each lot , using no manure upon any of the five lots . I propose to continue the experiment upon lot No. 6 , by the spreading upon the furrows , after the ...
Page 104
... Sowed in spring , with corn , the turnip , when matured , resembled the Ruta - Baga . Sowed by a machine upon the surface where manure was spread , and raked fine , the same variety of turnip was nearly flat , of hand- some form . The ...
... Sowed in spring , with corn , the turnip , when matured , resembled the Ruta - Baga . Sowed by a machine upon the surface where manure was spread , and raked fine , the same variety of turnip was nearly flat , of hand- some form . The ...
Page 105
... Sowed April 13th . Two cords of manure , pure , from the cellar last autumn , was spread evenly upon the furrows . Also 125 lbs . No. 1 Peruvian Guano , well mixed with five or six bushels of damp soil , and spread very evenly with the ...
... Sowed April 13th . Two cords of manure , pure , from the cellar last autumn , was spread evenly upon the furrows . Also 125 lbs . No. 1 Peruvian Guano , well mixed with five or six bushels of damp soil , and spread very evenly with the ...
Page 106
... Sowed April 5th , being the third season to turnips . From May 15th to June 15th , the plants upon the new land were forward , very fine , and promising . June 14th , thirty bunches were pulled for the market , some of them measuring ...
... Sowed April 5th , being the third season to turnips . From May 15th to June 15th , the plants upon the new land were forward , very fine , and promising . June 14th , thirty bunches were pulled for the market , some of them measuring ...
Page 118
... sowed the whole with 13 quarts of buckwheat , and obtained 15 bushels of clear seed . Value of crop : 15 bushels of buckwheat , One ton of straw , Expense of crop after clearing : Seed , sowing and harrowing , Cutting , threshing and ...
... sowed the whole with 13 quarts of buckwheat , and obtained 15 bushels of clear seed . Value of crop : 15 bushels of buckwheat , One ton of straw , Expense of crop after clearing : Seed , sowing and harrowing , Cutting , threshing and ...
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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...
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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.
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