Annual Report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture, Թողարկում 4 |
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Horses are raised by many farmers , and I think we produce as good horses as can be found in any state in the Union , but in my opinion too many are raised for profit . There have been some good Short Horn and Devon cattle introduced ...
Horses are raised by many farmers , and I think we produce as good horses as can be found in any state in the Union , but in my opinion too many are raised for profit . There have been some good Short Horn and Devon cattle introduced ...
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May 10 , 1858 , he sowed five and one - half bushels of wheat on five acres , which produced one hundred forty - three bushels . Oats , two thousand bushels on twenty - seven acres . Millet , ten bushels on one - half acre .
May 10 , 1858 , he sowed five and one - half bushels of wheat on five acres , which produced one hundred forty - three bushels . Oats , two thousand bushels on twenty - seven acres . Millet , ten bushels on one - half acre .
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The , past season , although most unfavorable by reason of severe drouth , excessive wet , and early frost , has produced some very good crops . They are reported of eighty - five bushels of corn , thirty - nine of wheat , twentyfive of ...
The , past season , although most unfavorable by reason of severe drouth , excessive wet , and early frost , has produced some very good crops . They are reported of eighty - five bushels of corn , thirty - nine of wheat , twentyfive of ...
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If we build a house on a poor foundation , the labor of the superstructure is wasted ; and unless we commence farming by endeavoring to produce great green crops , we shall find our future success and stability very uncertain indeed .
If we build a house on a poor foundation , the labor of the superstructure is wasted ; and unless we commence farming by endeavoring to produce great green crops , we shall find our future success and stability very uncertain indeed .
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... by the public to awards of the state society , and if these shall be incorrectly made , much mischief may be done by misleading the farmer , and encouraging the manufacturer to continue to produce what may prove SECRETARY'S REPORT .
... by the public to awards of the state society , and if these shall be incorrectly made , much mischief may be done by misleading the farmer , and encouraging the manufacturer to continue to produce what may prove SECRETARY'S REPORT .
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Annual Report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture, Թողարկում 7 Maine. Board of Agriculture Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1862 |
Annual Report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture Maine. Board of Agriculture Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1861 |
Annual Report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture, Թողարկում 7 Maine. Board of Agriculture Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1862 |
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