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Page 110
... Root Crops : - I present for your inspection a field of Cabbage , about six- rods less than two acres . The land is of ordinary last season . In the teen square quality . It yielded a crop of corn the spring it was ploughed six inches ...
... Root Crops : - I present for your inspection a field of Cabbage , about six- rods less than two acres . The land is of ordinary last season . In the teen square quality . It yielded a crop of corn the spring it was ploughed six inches ...
Page 113
... Root Crops : I have a crop of Beets , commonly called Mangol - Wurtzel , covering forty - four square rods of land , near my barn . They have grown luxuriantly , and are devoured voraciously by all animals to which I have fed them . The ...
... Root Crops : I have a crop of Beets , commonly called Mangol - Wurtzel , covering forty - four square rods of land , near my barn . They have grown luxuriantly , and are devoured voraciously by all animals to which I have fed them . The ...
Page 117
... roots with an axe , I dug the holes eight feet in diameter and from one to one and a half feet deep . I usually dug the holes the year before planting the trees . When I set the trees , I pounded the sods , and picked out the roots ...
... roots with an axe , I dug the holes eight feet in diameter and from one to one and a half feet deep . I usually dug the holes the year before planting the trees . When I set the trees , I pounded the sods , and picked out the roots ...
Page 118
Two days ploughing , Clearing stones after ploughing , harrowing and burning roots , 10 00 2.00 $ 18.50 After it was cleared , I planted it with potatoes and corn . The expense of the crop was : For five cart - loads of compost in hiH ...
Two days ploughing , Clearing stones after ploughing , harrowing and burning roots , 10 00 2.00 $ 18.50 After it was cleared , I planted it with potatoes and corn . The expense of the crop was : For five cart - loads of compost in hiH ...
Page 120
... roots and rubbish , ex- cept one acre . Furrows had been drawn across it , ten feet apart , and in the springs of 1836 and 1837 , three pounds of locust seed had been sown ; and in the fall of 1837 , between one and two bushels of white ...
... roots and rubbish , ex- cept one acre . Furrows had been drawn across it , ten feet apart , and in the springs of 1836 and 1837 , three pounds of locust seed had been sown ; and in the fall of 1837 , between one and two bushels of white ...
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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 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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