The American Farmer1827 |
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... valuable present of seeds from , to the Horticultural society of New York , 102 . HUMAN LIFE , table of the probabilities of , 239 . HYACINTHS , directions for the care of , 6 . HYDRAULIC machines for raising water - notices of two ...
... valuable present of seeds from , to the Horticultural society of New York , 102 . HUMAN LIFE , table of the probabilities of , 239 . HYACINTHS , directions for the care of , 6 . HYDRAULIC machines for raising water - notices of two ...
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... valuable lands in Alabama , for sale , 152 . SILK , valuable essay on the cultivation of , by Dr. John T. Sharpless , of Philadelphia , 100 , 107 , 116 , 124 . Its extensive culture recommended , 133. On the cultivation of , and the ...
... valuable lands in Alabama , for sale , 152 . SILK , valuable essay on the cultivation of , by Dr. John T. Sharpless , of Philadelphia , 100 , 107 , 116 , 124 . Its extensive culture recommended , 133. On the cultivation of , and the ...
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... valuable experiment by , 116 . WILLIS , John , on raising plums , prunes and nectarines , 44. Sends specimens of fine fruits and wine to the editor , WILSON , George , ( of N. C. ) queries to Thomas Mas- sey , on machinery , & c . 308 ...
... valuable experiment by , 116 . WILLIS , John , on raising plums , prunes and nectarines , 44. Sends specimens of fine fruits and wine to the editor , WILSON , George , ( of N. C. ) queries to Thomas Mas- sey , on machinery , & c . 308 ...
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... valuable only species employed for making artificial pastures : for hay than for permanent pasture . For instance , it was indebted , most probably , for this distinction , the meadow fox - tail ( Alopecurus pratensis , ) is an to its ...
... valuable only species employed for making artificial pastures : for hay than for permanent pasture . For instance , it was indebted , most probably , for this distinction , the meadow fox - tail ( Alopecurus pratensis , ) is an to its ...
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... valuable of the season - though after the leaves die , a crop of grass , or grain , will succeed it , and do better than could have been expected . Salt has been sown on it , while the leaves were green , to induce cattle to eat it ...
... valuable of the season - though after the leaves die , a crop of grass , or grain , will succeed it , and do better than could have been expected . Salt has been sown on it , while the leaves were green , to induce cattle to eat it ...
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