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Page 104
3d , The ground may be heavy , baked or scorched ; and for these evils , the
remedy , which cannot be applied , is , thinning the plants , weeding and stirring
the soil . In raising the fall crop , some of the evils alluded to are , of course , less
...
3d , The ground may be heavy , baked or scorched ; and for these evils , the
remedy , which cannot be applied , is , thinning the plants , weeding and stirring
the soil . In raising the fall crop , some of the evils alluded to are , of course , less
...
Page 106
Applied 1 1-2 cords of manure ; also , 125 lbs . of Coe's Improved
Superphosphate of Lime . Lot No. 4 contains 42 rods , and was spread with about
one cord of manure , together with forty pounds of Peruvian Guano and two or
three bushels of ...
Applied 1 1-2 cords of manure ; also , 125 lbs . of Coe's Improved
Superphosphate of Lime . Lot No. 4 contains 42 rods , and was spread with about
one cord of manure , together with forty pounds of Peruvian Guano and two or
three bushels of ...
Page 111
This gives me one hundred and forty dollars an acre for the use of my land ;
deducting $ 50 for the manure applied , and allowing $ 40 for the labor of
cultivating . I have confidence the purchasers will make a good bargain , and
hope they will ...
This gives me one hundred and forty dollars an acre for the use of my land ;
deducting $ 50 for the manure applied , and allowing $ 40 for the labor of
cultivating . I have confidence the purchasers will make a good bargain , and
hope they will ...
Page 127
The land was in onions last year , manured with six and one - half cords barn -
yard manure . year , three cords manure was applied broadcast , and ploughed
in . The corn was planted on the tenth and eleventh of May , and manured in the
hill ...
The land was in onions last year , manured with six and one - half cords barn -
yard manure . year , three cords manure was applied broadcast , and ploughed
in . The corn was planted on the tenth and eleventh of May , and manured in the
hill ...
Page 128
In 1860 it was planted with Indian corn , and dressed with about eight cords of
common barn - yard manure applied broadcast to the acre . The crop might be
considered good , although it did not get thoroughly ripe . The present year , the ...
In 1860 it was planted with Indian corn , and dressed with about eight cords of
common barn - yard manure applied broadcast to the acre . The crop might be
considered good , although it did not get thoroughly ripe . The present year , the ...
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