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  2. Killing Thistles.

    THE thistles evidently did not suspect my intentions until the latter part of July or first of August. Nothing unusual had occurred till that time. The ground—a clover sod—was ploughed in the spring, but that was only what is always ...

    Article : 1,109 words
  3. How Raisins are made.

    THE vineyard-owners already complain that they cannot always readily sell their crude wine at a paying price; but the market for carefully-made raisins is, as I am told by the principal fruit-dealers in San Francisco, open and ...

    Article : 1,217 words
  4. Farm Mechanics, &c.

    HAVING made hay, let me hope, while the sun was shining, it is high time to think of preparing for the wheat harvest. Now wheat, like many of the blessings given to us by the Great Architect of the universe, grows over a wide ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 3,248 words
  5. The Land Laws in the United States.

    THE Public Lands are ordinarily surveyed into rectangular tracts, bounded by lines conforming to the cardinal points. These are then divided into townships, six miles square, which are subdivided into thirty-six tracts or sections, each ...

    Article : 561 words
  6. Timber Trees and other Select Plants Eligible for Australian Culture.

    Gunnera Chilensis, Lamarck. From Caracas to Patagonia, chiefly on cliffs. A most impressive plant for scenic groups in gardens. Darwin measured leaves 8 feet broad and 24 feet in circumference. The acidulous leaf stalks ...

    Article : 769 words
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