Annual Report of the Missouri State Board of AgricultureMissouri State Board of Agriculture, 1894 |
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... trees , and those that are well drained . Such lands can be bought for from $ 5 to $ 20 per acre , owing to location and im- provements . However , I would not make the price of land my first consideration , but would consider shipping ...
... trees , and those that are well drained . Such lands can be bought for from $ 5 to $ 20 per acre , owing to location and im- provements . However , I would not make the price of land my first consideration , but would consider shipping ...
Page 18
... trees and number of trees set to an acre . Our preference for trees is a two - year - old tree with low head and without fork . Such trees can usually be bought from a good reliable nursery man in large quantities at low rates , say six ...
... trees and number of trees set to an acre . Our preference for trees is a two - year - old tree with low head and without fork . Such trees can usually be bought from a good reliable nursery man in large quantities at low rates , say six ...
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... trees planted . A real horticulturist , one who loves his trees , will spare neither time , pains nor money , to make success . If we love our trees we will nurse them and feed them , and patiently wait for the time to reap our abundant ...
... trees planted . A real horticulturist , one who loves his trees , will spare neither time , pains nor money , to make success . If we love our trees we will nurse them and feed them , and patiently wait for the time to reap our abundant ...
Page 20
... trees should be planted 25 feet apart each way , and on bottom and rich prairie lands 30 feet each way . This will make 50 trees to the acre on bottom and prairie lands and 70 on the bluffs . On the bluffs the trees will not grow so ...
... trees should be planted 25 feet apart each way , and on bottom and rich prairie lands 30 feet each way . This will make 50 trees to the acre on bottom and prairie lands and 70 on the bluffs . On the bluffs the trees will not grow so ...
Page 21
... trees a net gain to the owner , which , at the end of five years , counting the trees to be worth $ 3 each , the lowest value ever put on such orchard by competent judges in North Missouri , and we have $ 210 per acre . Now we will ...
... trees a net gain to the owner , which , at the end of five years , counting the trees to be worth $ 3 each , the lowest value ever put on such orchard by competent judges in North Missouri , and we have $ 210 per acre . Now we will ...
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