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... notice , and perhaps there were twelve of these plants through the field . That field was mowed , and this winter a man who takes care of the cattle handed me a stalk of grass and said , " The cattle will not eat this at all . " I told ...
... notice , and perhaps there were twelve of these plants through the field . That field was mowed , and this winter a man who takes care of the cattle handed me a stalk of grass and said , " The cattle will not eat this at all . " I told ...
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... notice that the upper ear of these is the largest and furthest developed , but no more per- fect than the lowest of the series . If we watch the plant during growth , we shall observe that the upper ear is first prepared for pollination ...
... notice that the upper ear of these is the largest and furthest developed , but no more per- fect than the lowest of the series . If we watch the plant during growth , we shall observe that the upper ear is first prepared for pollination ...
Page 85
... notice of farmers . It has been proved that some of the best grass crops of New England have been taken from swamps . I think one of the safest and best paying investments for farmers is to clear up and drain their swamps . Some of the ...
... notice of farmers . It has been proved that some of the best grass crops of New England have been taken from swamps . I think one of the safest and best paying investments for farmers is to clear up and drain their swamps . Some of the ...
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... notice that everybody who has spoken has an idea that our county is well adapted to the raising of sheep . I think it is so , but in order to raise sheep successfully it must be managed as a business , carefully . We have a disadvantage ...
... notice that everybody who has spoken has an idea that our county is well adapted to the raising of sheep . I think it is so , but in order to raise sheep successfully it must be managed as a business , carefully . We have a disadvantage ...
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... notice some of the experiments in practical agriculture that are in process of trial at the State College at Orono . Most of the gentlemen present are , I presume , practical farmers . You find , in your experience from year to year ...
... notice some of the experiments in practical agriculture that are in process of trial at the State College at Orono . Most of the gentlemen present are , I presume , practical farmers . You find , in your experience from year to year ...
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Page 248 - ... provided, that no donation, grant or endowment shall at any time be made by the legislature to any literary institution now established, or which may hereafter be established, unless, at the time of making such endowment, the legislature of the state shall have the right to grant any further powers to, alter, limit or restrain any of the powers vested in, any such literary institution, as shall be judged necessary to promote the best interests thereof.
Page 247 - ... impress on the minds of the children and youth committed to their care and instruction the principles of morality, and justice and a sacred regard for truth; love of country; humanity and a universal benevolence; sobriety, industry and frugality; chastity, moderation and temperance; and all other virtues which ornament human society...
Page 241 - ... be punished by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year in the house of correction in said county of Middlesex.
Page 251 - ... successfully cultivates the same for three years, the trees being not less in numbers than two thousand on each acre and well distributed over the same, then, on application of the owner or occupant thereof to the assessors of the town in which such land is situated, the same shall be exempt from taxation for twenty years after...
Page 205 - Said selectmen and mayor and aldermen may make regulations in writing to regulate or prohibit the passage from, to, or through their respective cities or towns, or from place to place within the same, of any...
Page 239 - ... one dollar fine for riding or driving on this bridge faster than a walk.
Page 220 - ... shall record and preserve as evidence; and a certificate of such result, sworn to by the analyzer, shall be admissible in evidence in all prosecutions under this act.
Page 251 - Each fence viewer shall be paid by the person employing him at the rate of two dollars a day for the time he shall be so employed; and if such person shall neglect to pay the same within thirty days after the service shall have been performed, each fence viewer having performed any such service may recover in an action of assumpsit double the amount of such fees.
Page 243 - Virgin, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of the Trustees of the State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, having succession as hereinafter provided, with power to establish and maintain, subject to the provisions and limitations of this act, such a college as is authorized and provided for, by the act of...
Page 245 - ... that a sum not exceeding ten per centum upon the amount received by any State under the provisions of this act may be expended for the purchase of lands for sites or experimental farms, whenever authorized by the respective legislatures of said States.