A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America: From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Day, Volume 2A. Constable and Company, 1819 - Condiciones economicas |
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Page 27
... wheat , wheat in some parts , flax and hemp . The uplands , well manured , give from 40 to 50 bushels of Indian corn per acre . Rye is raised in considerable quantity ; and tobacco thrives well . Produce . The greatest produce of the ...
... wheat , wheat in some parts , flax and hemp . The uplands , well manured , give from 40 to 50 bushels of Indian corn per acre . Rye is raised in considerable quantity ; and tobacco thrives well . Produce . The greatest produce of the ...
Page 28
... herbage was de- stroyed by a small grasshopper . Wheat is attacked by the Hessian fly , and is liable to be blasted near the barberry bush . Value of Lands and Houses , as established by the 28 UNITED STATES . Horses, neat cattle, and ...
... herbage was de- stroyed by a small grasshopper . Wheat is attacked by the Hessian fly , and is liable to be blasted near the barberry bush . Value of Lands and Houses , as established by the 28 UNITED STATES . Horses, neat cattle, and ...
Page 51
... wheat , flax , and potatoes . The buck - wheat is here in very general cul- tivation . About a bushel and a half of seed is sown on an acre , of which , in many parts , the produce is thirty bushels . Bread or cakes are made of it ...
... wheat , flax , and potatoes . The buck - wheat is here in very general cul- tivation . About a bushel and a half of seed is sown on an acre , of which , in many parts , the produce is thirty bushels . Bread or cakes are made of it ...
Page 53
... wheat insect , ( Tipula tritice , ) has , in some years , done great injury to the crop . Public Garden . - In a wild and romantic situation , on Bergen Creek , nearly opposite the city of New York , thirty acres of land were purchased ...
... wheat insect , ( Tipula tritice , ) has , in some years , done great injury to the crop . Public Garden . - In a wild and romantic situation , on Bergen Creek , nearly opposite the city of New York , thirty acres of land were purchased ...
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... wheat is commonly reaped before the middle of July . Earthquakes . - A slight shock was felt at Philadel- phia on the 5th of September 1732 , which extended to Boston and Montreal in Canada ; another more considerable , which lasted ...
... wheat is commonly reaped before the middle of July . Earthquakes . - A slight shock was felt at Philadel- phia on the 5th of September 1732 , which extended to Boston and Montreal in Canada ; another more considerable , which lasted ...
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