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and from eight to ten inches apart in the rows . I kept the vines free from weeds , by frequent weeding and hoeing . I flowed the meadow from November till the 28th of May , 1860 , when I let the water off . The vines were green and ...
and from eight to ten inches apart in the rows . I kept the vines free from weeds , by frequent weeding and hoeing . I flowed the meadow from November till the 28th of May , 1860 , when I let the water off . The vines were green and ...
Page 168
... vine - borders , and other places where the ground is not disturbed in spring and autumn . An English writer states that the ranunculus beds in his garden were de- stroyed by the larva of one of this genus , for several years in ...
... vine - borders , and other places where the ground is not disturbed in spring and autumn . An English writer states that the ranunculus beds in his garden were de- stroyed by the larva of one of this genus , for several years in ...
Page 170
... vines , beans , beets , and various other culinary plants , suffer in the same way . The products of our flower- gardens are not spared ; asters , balsams , pinks , and many other kinds of flowers , are often shorn of their leaves and ...
... vines , beans , beets , and various other culinary plants , suffer in the same way . The products of our flower- gardens are not spared ; asters , balsams , pinks , and many other kinds of flowers , are often shorn of their leaves and ...
Page 175
... vines , are the most hardy and prolific . You should compare the qualities of different varieties , and learn which is best , and which would be most profitable for growing . in the soil and situation at your command . But you should ...
... vines , are the most hardy and prolific . You should compare the qualities of different varieties , and learn which is best , and which would be most profitable for growing . in the soil and situation at your command . But you should ...
Page 176
... vines cannot be made to flourish and to produce more or less fruit . But there are two kinds of soil on which it will pay to cultivate this valuable fruit . Clean , moist sand , and wet meadow or bog soils are most suitable . In Essex ...
... vines cannot be made to flourish and to produce more or less fruit . But there are two kinds of soil on which it will pay to cultivate this valuable fruit . Clean , moist sand , and wet meadow or bog soils are most suitable . In Essex ...
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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...
Page 28 - Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O UNION strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate.
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.
Page 27 - For Freedom's battle once begun, Bequeathed by bleeding Sire to Son, Though baffled oft is ever won.