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Page 8
... farming seemed to be a sort of experiment , to determine with how little labor , industry , and good management , the farm could be made to clear itself from year to year.- Some farmers seem to think , that if they can procure the means ...
... farming seemed to be a sort of experiment , to determine with how little labor , industry , and good management , the farm could be made to clear itself from year to year.- Some farmers seem to think , that if they can procure the means ...
Page 9
... farmer should make from year to year the great- est possible drafts from the earth , always having reference to ... farmers among ourselves with eminent success - and with great pecuniary advantage . The cry of the farmer should be ...
... farmer should make from year to year the great- est possible drafts from the earth , always having reference to ... farmers among ourselves with eminent success - and with great pecuniary advantage . The cry of the farmer should be ...
Page 10
... farms are not equally privileged in this respect , yet none are destitute of the means of doing very much in this way . The sagacious farmer will watch with an eagle eye every possible opportunity for in- creasing the amount and ...
... farms are not equally privileged in this respect , yet none are destitute of the means of doing very much in this way . The sagacious farmer will watch with an eagle eye every possible opportunity for in- creasing the amount and ...
Page 11
... farmer , " says Mr. Phinney , of Lexington , ( who is the highest authority on this subject , as well as on all others pertaining to practical agriculture , ) " should be required to prepare ten loads of compost manure in the course of ...
... farmer , " says Mr. Phinney , of Lexington , ( who is the highest authority on this subject , as well as on all others pertaining to practical agriculture , ) " should be required to prepare ten loads of compost manure in the course of ...
Page 12
... farmers among us complain much of their light and barren soils . They allege that manuring does but little good ... farmer's treasures , the manures , are partially , and sometimes almost wholly wasted . This is a sacrifice which the ...
... farmers among us complain much of their light and barren soils . They allege that manuring does but little good ... farmer's treasures , the manures , are partially , and sometimes almost wholly wasted . This is a sacrifice which the ...
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