Transactions of the Essex Agricultural Society from ...Press of Foote & Brown, 1861 |
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... plants set . On Sunday morning , March 3d , the thermometer , in South Salem , went up to 75 in the shade and 85 in the sun . On the Thurs- day following , it was but 10 above nearly the whole day , and upon the 18th , it was only 4 ...
... plants set . On Sunday morning , March 3d , the thermometer , in South Salem , went up to 75 in the shade and 85 in the sun . On the Thurs- day following , it was but 10 above nearly the whole day , and upon the 18th , it was only 4 ...
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... plant here and there , and then we went on among boquets , dishes and baskets , as before . We could not help stopping with the frequent query , " Why is there so little variety in a show that is so good , as a whole ? " And the thought ...
... plant here and there , and then we went on among boquets , dishes and baskets , as before . We could not help stopping with the frequent query , " Why is there so little variety in a show that is so good , as a whole ? " And the thought ...
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... Plants very good , and many of the Baskets and Dishes did credit to the exhibitors . Thanks to the propitious Autumn , our fears for the success of the Dahlia were dissipated , and this gorgeous old favorite was in its high place of ...
... Plants very good , and many of the Baskets and Dishes did credit to the exhibitors . Thanks to the propitious Autumn , our fears for the success of the Dahlia were dissipated , and this gorgeous old favorite was in its high place of ...
Page 76
brought forward asters taken up from the border and potted— whole plants , flowers and all - had cut off these ... plant every way deserving of the attention of cultivators . It can be raised from seed at any time of year by proper ...
brought forward asters taken up from the border and potted— whole plants , flowers and all - had cut off these ... plant every way deserving of the attention of cultivators . It can be raised from seed at any time of year by proper ...
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... plants , and welcome all laudable competition that tends to bring us up to it . There is no reason why our people should not be as anxious to show fine , perfect Asters , Phloxes , and Gilliflowers , as Dahlias ; and we suspect a very ...
... plants , and welcome all laudable competition that tends to bring us up to it . There is no reason why our people should not be as anxious to show fine , perfect Asters , Phloxes , and Gilliflowers , as Dahlias ; and we suspect a very ...
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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...
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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: 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.
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