Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Volume 25W. White, 1878 - Agriculture Vols. for 1889-1894, 1906-1912 issued with the Annual report of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station; vols. for 1895-1905 issued with the Annual report of the Hatch Environment Station of the Massachnusetts Agricultural College. |
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... experienced and trusty man . It is an old maxim of trade that goods well put up are already half sold . In no trade is this more true than in the vegetable and fruit trade : clean , neat , well - washed , attractive goods always sell ...
... experienced and trusty man . It is an old maxim of trade that goods well put up are already half sold . In no trade is this more true than in the vegetable and fruit trade : clean , neat , well - washed , attractive goods always sell ...
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... experienced and better gardeners whom I see around me . The CHAIRMAN . Gentlemen , the subject is open for dis- cussion . We shall be glad to hear from any one . Mr. GEORGE HILL of Arlington . I think Mr. Philbrick has been over most of ...
... experienced and better gardeners whom I see around me . The CHAIRMAN . Gentlemen , the subject is open for dis- cussion . We shall be glad to hear from any one . Mr. GEORGE HILL of Arlington . I think Mr. Philbrick has been over most of ...
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... experience with hot - beds ; but I should judge , from what I have observed of fungus - growth and the propa- gation of its seed in the case of the potato , that the cause of fungus in hot - beds is too much moisture , with too little ...
... experience with hot - beds ; but I should judge , from what I have observed of fungus - growth and the propa- gation of its seed in the case of the potato , that the cause of fungus in hot - beds is too much moisture , with too little ...
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... experience and wisdom in the growing of these crops . I wish they would tell us the facts that they know . We farmers generally , in our expe- rience , get hold of something that our neighbor does not ; and some of us , perhaps , keep ...
... experience and wisdom in the growing of these crops . I wish they would tell us the facts that they know . We farmers generally , in our expe- rience , get hold of something that our neighbor does not ; and some of us , perhaps , keep ...
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... experience with fungus - growths , I have found that sulphuric - acid gas is almost a sovereign rem- edy . In the greenhouse the use of sulphur in various forms , dissolved in lime , or in the form of a mild gas , that is , not ...
... experience with fungus - growths , I have found that sulphuric - acid gas is almost a sovereign rem- edy . In the greenhouse the use of sulphur in various forms , dissolved in lime , or in the form of a mild gas , that is , not ...
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