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Page 89
... feet in depth . The expense of clearing and plant- ing the twenty rods was about fifty dollars . The expense of weeding and culture was near thirty dollars . JOHN D. HILDRETH . Manchester , Oet . 11 , 1861 . STATEMENT OF JOHN L. COLCORD ...
... feet in depth . The expense of clearing and plant- ing the twenty rods was about fifty dollars . The expense of weeding and culture was near thirty dollars . JOHN D. HILDRETH . Manchester , Oet . 11 , 1861 . STATEMENT OF JOHN L. COLCORD ...
Page 92
... . We can see no more propriety in lifting up our Hogs , on boxes of carts four or five feet from the ground , with no chance to see them except through a knot - hole in the side , or through slat work upon the top , than there would 92.
... . We can see no more propriety in lifting up our Hogs , on boxes of carts four or five feet from the ground , with no chance to see them except through a knot - hole in the side , or through slat work upon the top , than there would 92.
Page 97
... feet long by 45 feet wide , and top - dressed them with the various fertilizers , as follows : - No. 1. - 2 cords of manure , well rotted and mixed with 1 1-2 horse - carts of soil . No. 2. - 120 bushels leached wood ashes . No. 3. — 2 ...
... feet long by 45 feet wide , and top - dressed them with the various fertilizers , as follows : - No. 1. - 2 cords of manure , well rotted and mixed with 1 1-2 horse - carts of soil . No. 2. - 120 bushels leached wood ashes . No. 3. — 2 ...
Page 107
... feet , when buds , blos- soms and seeds will appear , defeating the object of early en- larging the bottoms . In the culture of turnips upon land that is doubtful as to producing them free from worm , much may be gained by removing the ...
... feet , when buds , blos- soms and seeds will appear , defeating the object of early en- larging the bottoms . In the culture of turnips upon land that is doubtful as to producing them free from worm , much may be gained by removing the ...
Page 110
... feet apart , and plant- ed in hills two and a half feet apart in the rows ; making , if I estimate right , four thousand five hundred hills to the acre . At the second hoeing , the plants were thinned to two in a hill ; and at the next ...
... feet apart , and plant- ed in hills two and a half feet apart in the rows ; making , if I estimate right , four thousand five hundred hills to the acre . At the second hoeing , the plants were thinned to two in a hill ; and at the next ...
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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: 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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