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... grain - crops in New Brunswick.— Sumach trees . - Apple - orchards . — Scotch settlement . - Making land at Fredericton . - Rising of stones under the influence of the frost . - Fire - weeds and Canada thistle . - Stanley , the settle ...
... grain - crops in New Brunswick.— Sumach trees . - Apple - orchards . — Scotch settlement . - Making land at Fredericton . - Rising of stones under the influence of the frost . - Fire - weeds and Canada thistle . - Stanley , the settle ...
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... grain imported at the average high price of 40s . a quarter , this sum would imply , that at least 140,000 quarters of grain , or their equivalent in flour , were imported in 1847 - a quantity sufficient to feed at least one - half of ...
... grain imported at the average high price of 40s . a quarter , this sum would imply , that at least 140,000 quarters of grain , or their equivalent in flour , were imported in 1847 - a quantity sufficient to feed at least one - half of ...
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... grain is not taken into account . Hay sells , according to the season and locality , at 35s . to 50s . a ton . These low lands are liable to be flooded when the ice melts in spring , but they are , nevertheless , very healthy . There ...
... grain is not taken into account . Hay sells , according to the season and locality , at 35s . to 50s . a ton . These low lands are liable to be flooded when the ice melts in spring , but they are , nevertheless , very healthy . There ...
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... grain , potatoes , & c . This is said to be , in general , rather a better thing for the cultivator than for the owner . In most cases , however , there are specialties in the bar- gain , the owner receiving more or less according to ...
... grain , potatoes , & c . This is said to be , in general , rather a better thing for the cultivator than for the owner . In most cases , however , there are specialties in the bar- gain , the owner receiving more or less according to ...
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... grain crop to our British farmers . But our summers are not dry and hot enough to make it certain as a grain crop . It is worthy of a trial , however , as an occasional fodder or green crop on our lighter barley soils . A well- manured ...
... grain crop to our British farmers . But our summers are not dry and hot enough to make it certain as a grain crop . It is worthy of a trial , however , as an occasional fodder or green crop on our lighter barley soils . A well- manured ...
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