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... important a farmer's education 291 Ergot , or spurred rye , its poisonous qualities and fects 87 in ef- Essay on ... importance of to Virginia 517 Geological survey of Virginia , report to the legisla- ture of Virginia recommending , and ...
... important a farmer's education 291 Ergot , or spurred rye , its poisonous qualities and fects 87 in ef- Essay on ... importance of to Virginia 517 Geological survey of Virginia , report to the legisla- ture of Virginia recommending , and ...
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... important result of this is , ( among the centre of the field intended for corn the ensu- many other advantages , ) that my work horses are ing year ; and here are erected shelters and pens , at rest nearly half the year , by means of ...
... important result of this is , ( among the centre of the field intended for corn the ensu- many other advantages , ) that my work horses are ing year ; and here are erected shelters and pens , at rest nearly half the year , by means of ...
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... important parliamentary paper ; some of the curious details given in which we may pos- sibly take another opportunity of laying before our readers . In the meanwhile we can only afford room for the general conclusions to which the com ...
... important parliamentary paper ; some of the curious details given in which we may pos- sibly take another opportunity of laying before our readers . In the meanwhile we can only afford room for the general conclusions to which the com ...
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... important article of food , it may be presumed that the adulteration with flour , sugar , and water is common enough ... importance to all farm- various portions of water , the quantity of curd was exactly in the inverse ratio of the ...
... important article of food , it may be presumed that the adulteration with flour , sugar , and water is common enough ... importance to all farm- various portions of water , the quantity of curd was exactly in the inverse ratio of the ...
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... important and previous step towards good farming , is to keep the laboring stock in good condition . Horses ... importance to distribute the labor as equally as possible through the various seasons of the year : and to take care that if ...
... important and previous step towards good farming , is to keep the laboring stock in good condition . Horses ... importance to distribute the labor as equally as possible through the various seasons of the year : and to take care that if ...
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The Farmer's Register, a Monthly Publication Devoted to the Improvement of ... Edmund Ruffin Դիտել հնարավոր չէ - 2015 |
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Էջ i - And he gave it for his opinion, " That whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.
Էջ 299 - Nevertheless, he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave them rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling their hearts with food and gladness.
Էջ 194 - If any person come near the calves, they clap their heads close to the ground, and lie like a hare in form to hide themselves.
Էջ 107 - When, said he, I was building my first steam-boat at New York, the project was viewed by the public either with indifference or with contempt, as a visionary scheme. My friends, indeed, were civil, but they were shy. They listened with patience to my explanations, but with a settled cast of incredulity on their countenances. I felt the full force of the lamentation of the poet, • " Truths would you teach, to save a sinking land, All shun, none aid you, and few understand.
Էջ 11 - Tobacco, divine, rare, superexcellent Tobacco, which goes far beyond all their panaceas, potable gold, and philosopher's stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases. A good vomit, I confess, a virtuous herb if it be well qualified, opportunely taken, and medicinally used, but, as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as Tinkers do Ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health, hellish, devilish and damned Tobacco, the ruin and overthrow of body and soul.
Էջ 372 - I have been ten years learning every head in my parish, and obtaining an inventory of their moral, intellectual, and domestic wants ; I have laid my plan. I must have ten years to carry it into execution, and the ten following to correct their faults and vices.
Էջ 20 - That as they admit of greater breadth of tire than other carriages, and as the roads are not acted on so injuriously as by the feet of horses in common draught, such carriages will cause less wear of roads than carriages drawn by horses." " 9. That rates of toll have been imposed on steam carriages which would prohibit their being used on several lines of roads, were such charges permitted to remain unaltered.
Էջ 113 - ... constant excess of the market rate of interest above the rate limited by law, they have added to the expense incurred by borrowers on real security ; and that such borrowers have been compelled to resort to the mode of granting annuities on lives, — a mode which has been made a cover for obtaining higher interest than the rate limited by law, and has further subjected the borrowers to enormous charges, or forced them to make very disadvantageous sales of their estates.
Էջ 183 - Unfixt, is in a verdant ocean lost. Another Flora there, of bolder hues, And richer sweets, beyond our garden's pride, Plays o'er the fields, and showers with sudden hand Exuberant spring...
Էջ 194 - The principal external appearances which distinguish this breed of cattle from all others, are the following : Their colour is invariably white ; muzzles black ; the whole of the inside of the ear, and about one-third of the outside, from the tip downwards, red* ; horns white, with black tips, very fine, and bent upwards : some of the bulls have a thin upright mane, about an inch and a half or two inches long.