Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Volumen56W. White, 1909 |
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... farming from the farm standpoint , the pro- duction of crops and the making of a living from the farm , the season has been only an average one for our farmers . The most marked feature of the year has been the prolonged drought , which ...
... farming from the farm standpoint , the pro- duction of crops and the making of a living from the farm , the season has been only an average one for our farmers . The most marked feature of the year has been the prolonged drought , which ...
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... farm build- ings , with any expectation that they will not be browsed off and killed by the deer . Our present orchards will not live forever , and must be replaced ; but in many sections this will be impossible , unless these animals ...
... farm build- ings , with any expectation that they will not be browsed off and killed by the deer . Our present orchards will not live forever , and must be replaced ; but in many sections this will be impossible , unless these animals ...
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... farm flock would do much to increase the profits on many a farm . There are many instances where a hundred hens pay the entire grocery bill for the year for the family , and that without especial care . Not being a cash crop , the egg ...
... farm flock would do much to increase the profits on many a farm . There are many instances where a hundred hens pay the entire grocery bill for the year for the family , and that without especial care . Not being a cash crop , the egg ...
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... farm , intelligently and carefully cultivated and cared for for ten years , with the fruit handled according to the most advanced methods , will prove the most profitable branch of farming . - MILK LEGISLATION . There were many bills ...
... farm , intelligently and carefully cultivated and cared for for ten years , with the fruit handled according to the most advanced methods , will prove the most profitable branch of farming . - MILK LEGISLATION . There were many bills ...
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... farm of a milk pro- ducer his milk is shut off from the market , and he is obliged to lose it entirely . It would be much better if the State would pay for the milk in all such cases . Such a course would do away with any disposition on ...
... farm of a milk pro- ducer his milk is shut off from the market , and he is obliged to lose it entirely . It would be much better if the State would pay for the milk in all such cases . Such a course would do away with any disposition on ...
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