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... beginning of B. vii . and in other parts of this work . It is not improbable than his censures here are levelled against some who had endeavoured to impede him in the progress of his work . 6 " Arvorum sacerdotes , " the priests of the ...
... beginning of B. vii . and in other parts of this work . It is not improbable than his censures here are levelled against some who had endeavoured to impede him in the progress of his work . 6 " Arvorum sacerdotes , " the priests of the ...
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... beginning , then , with Cato 4 5 — The agricul tural population , " says he , " produces the bravest men , the most valiant soldiers , " and a class of citizens the least given of all to evil designs . — Do not be too eager in buying a ...
... beginning , then , with Cato 4 5 — The agricul tural population , " says he , " produces the bravest men , the most valiant soldiers , " and a class of citizens the least given of all to evil designs . — Do not be too eager in buying a ...
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... beginning of spring , it will be productive of no bad results . 03 CHAP . 39. ( 16 . ) — silicia . Silicia , or , in other words , fenugreek , is sown after a light ploughing " merely , the furrows being no more than some four Bn Vicia ...
... beginning of spring , it will be productive of no bad results . 03 CHAP . 39. ( 16 . ) — silicia . Silicia , or , in other words , fenugreek , is sown after a light ploughing " merely , the furrows being no more than some four Bn Vicia ...
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... beginning to flower , and this is re- peated as often as it throws out new blossoms ; which happens mostly six times in the year , and four at the very least . Care should be taken to prevent it from running to seed , as it is much more ...
... beginning to flower , and this is re- peated as often as it throws out new blossoms ; which happens mostly six times in the year , and four at the very least . Care should be taken to prevent it from running to seed , as it is much more ...
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... beginning to ripen . In this last case , the grain wastes away , while in the two former ones it is prevented from being developed . Gleams of sunshine , every now and then , from the midst of clouds , are injurious to corn . Maggots ...
... beginning to ripen . In this last case , the grain wastes away , while in the two former ones it is prevented from being developed . Gleams of sunshine , every now and then , from the midst of clouds , are injurious to corn . Maggots ...
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