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... grounds one hundred dollars ' worth of manure to the acre , and in more instances than one , the gross sales of pro- duce from ten acres under the plough have amounted to five thousand dollars in one season . This is the result of high ...
... grounds one hundred dollars ' worth of manure to the acre , and in more instances than one , the gross sales of pro- duce from ten acres under the plough have amounted to five thousand dollars in one season . This is the result of high ...
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... ground in considerable tracts in other countries , and in gardens of our own , has been fol- lowed with the best ... grounds thus managed has been always an ample compensation for the labor . The loosen- ing of the earth and the ...
... ground in considerable tracts in other countries , and in gardens of our own , has been fol- lowed with the best ... grounds thus managed has been always an ample compensation for the labor . The loosen- ing of the earth and the ...
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... ground I can ascribe the goodness of the crop to nothing but the deep ploughing . " For planting trees this plough far exceeds dig- ging , as , by proper management , the soil may be broken two feet deep all around ; instead of the ...
... ground I can ascribe the goodness of the crop to nothing but the deep ploughing . " For planting trees this plough far exceeds dig- ging , as , by proper management , the soil may be broken two feet deep all around ; instead of the ...
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... ground oats , per day , with hay at night . I have kept an exact account of the milk taken from her at each milking since November fifteenth , and shall furnish you with a copy ; I shall also furnish the expense of keeping , with the ...
... ground oats , per day , with hay at night . I have kept an exact account of the milk taken from her at each milking since November fifteenth , and shall furnish you with a copy ; I shall also furnish the expense of keeping , with the ...
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... ground oats , 8 bushels indian meal , Pasturage and driving , 37 50 13 05 2 88 520 11 00 199 98 44 05 $ 244 03 Milking , estimated 6 cts per day , 21 90-91 53 Net produce for the year , $ 152 50 CHARLES F. PUTNAM . Salem , December ...
... ground oats , 8 bushels indian meal , Pasturage and driving , 37 50 13 05 2 88 520 11 00 199 98 44 05 $ 244 03 Milking , estimated 6 cts per day , 21 90-91 53 Net produce for the year , $ 152 50 CHARLES F. PUTNAM . Salem , December ...
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