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... bushels ( 9 tons , ) and sometimes produces 600 bushels ( 18 tons , ) of potatoes to the acre . Second , Intervale ― the generally light alluvial soil , which in variable width fringes the banks of the VALLEY OF ANNAPOLIS . 23 rivers ...
... bushels ( 9 tons , ) and sometimes produces 600 bushels ( 18 tons , ) of potatoes to the acre . Second , Intervale ― the generally light alluvial soil , which in variable width fringes the banks of the VALLEY OF ANNAPOLIS . 23 rivers ...
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... bushels , were imported into New Brunswick , and that the estimated value of all the bread stuffs imported during that year was £ 280,000 currency . Reckoning all the grain imported at the average high price of 40s . a quarter , this ...
... bushels , were imported into New Brunswick , and that the estimated value of all the bread stuffs imported during that year was £ 280,000 currency . Reckoning all the grain imported at the average high price of 40s . a quarter , this ...
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... bushels , of the crops usually cultivated in these two counties . QUEEN'S . SUNBURY . Max . Min . Average . Max . Min . Average . Wheat , Barley , 20 8 14 30 123 191 18 18 18 40 20 30 Oats , 60 13 29 50 30 383 Buckwheat , 50 15 27 60 20 ...
... bushels , of the crops usually cultivated in these two counties . QUEEN'S . SUNBURY . Max . Min . Average . Max . Min . Average . Wheat , Barley , 20 8 14 30 123 191 18 18 18 40 20 30 Oats , 60 13 29 50 30 383 Buckwheat , 50 15 27 60 20 ...
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... bushels of oats have been sown , 1 of buckwheat , and 20 of potatoes . There are also four cows , two oxen , two horses , two heifers , fifteen sheep , 20 tons of hay , with a house 20 feet by 30 , and a barn 30 feet by 40. The whole ...
... bushels of oats have been sown , 1 of buckwheat , and 20 of potatoes . There are also four cows , two oxen , two horses , two heifers , fifteen sheep , 20 tons of hay , with a house 20 feet by 30 , and a barn 30 feet by 40. The whole ...
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... bushels an acre , potatoes yield an average of 150 to 200 bushels . The Indian corn always ripens , yields about 50 bushels , and is at present the most profitable crop . The straw of the Indian corn is a very valuable fodder . If cut ...
... bushels an acre , potatoes yield an average of 150 to 200 bushels . The Indian corn always ripens , yields about 50 bushels , and is at present the most profitable crop . The straw of the Indian corn is a very valuable fodder . If cut ...
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Notes of North America: Agricultural, Economical, and Social, Volume 1 James Finlay Weir Johnston Visualização integral - 1851 |
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