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Page 143
... birds may lead to momentous consequences , I propose to make a formal vindication of the feathered race , but shall not in any respect exaggerate their importance . I believe it admits of demonstration , that if the birds were ...
... birds may lead to momentous consequences , I propose to make a formal vindication of the feathered race , but shall not in any respect exaggerate their importance . I believe it admits of demonstration , that if the birds were ...
Page 144
... birds that had a nest of young , for one hour . They went and returned continually , bringing every time a caterpillar to their nest . He counted the journeys they made , and calculated that one brood could not consume less than five ...
... birds that had a nest of young , for one hour . They went and returned continually , bringing every time a caterpillar to their nest . He counted the journeys they made , and calculated that one brood could not consume less than five ...
Page 145
... bird would destroy a little more than one thousand cater- pillars in the course of each day . We may rationally conclude from this calculation , even if we reduce it to one half the amount , this species of birds must destroy an immense ...
... bird would destroy a little more than one thousand cater- pillars in the course of each day . We may rationally conclude from this calculation , even if we reduce it to one half the amount , this species of birds must destroy an immense ...
Page 146
... birds should act as checks upon the multiplication of insects , during the early stages of their existence . The exceptions to this practice are the Pigeon tribe , that soften the grain in their own crops , before they give it to their ...
... birds should act as checks upon the multiplication of insects , during the early stages of their existence . The exceptions to this practice are the Pigeon tribe , that soften the grain in their own crops , before they give it to their ...
Page 147
... bird must swallow a large quantity of insects to obtain a small quantity of nourishment . There is one circumstance connected with examinations of a bird's alimentary contents , that has often led to false inferences . It is a fact that ...
... bird must swallow a large quantity of insects to obtain a small quantity of nourishment . There is one circumstance connected with examinations of a bird's alimentary contents , that has often led to false inferences . It is a fact that ...
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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
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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...
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.