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... quantity of land , not less than seven acres , the SILVER MEDAL , or TWENTY GUINEAS . 3. For the third greatest quantity of land , not less than five acres , the SILVER MEDAL . A particular AcCOUNT of the methods used in making and ...
... quantity of land , not less than seven acres , the SILVER MEDAL , or TWENTY GUINEAS . 3. For the third greatest quantity of land , not less than five acres , the SILVER MEDAL . A particular AcCOUNT of the methods used in making and ...
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... quantity of land , not less than ten acres , with Beans , in equidistant rows , and hoed the intervals twice or oftener , and shall have sown the same land with wheat in the au- tumn of the year 1802 ; the SILVER MEDAL , or TWENTY ...
... quantity of land , not less than ten acres , with Beans , in equidistant rows , and hoed the intervals twice or oftener , and shall have sown the same land with wheat in the au- tumn of the year 1802 ; the SILVER MEDAL , or TWENTY ...
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... quantity of land , not less than five acres , with Parsnips , for the sole purpose of feeding Cattle or Sheep ; the GOLD MEDAL , OF THIRTY GUINEAS . CERTIFICATES of the quantity of land so cultivated , with a particular account of the ...
... quantity of land , not less than five acres , with Parsnips , for the sole purpose of feeding Cattle or Sheep ; the GOLD MEDAL , OF THIRTY GUINEAS . CERTIFICATES of the quantity of land so cultivated , with a particular account of the ...
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... quantity and weight of the wheat and straw , be produced to the Society on or before the first day of March , 1804 . It is presumed that very great advantages will arise to such agriculturists as shall adopt this rotation of crops on a ...
... quantity and weight of the wheat and straw , be produced to the Society on or before the first day of March , 1804 . It is presumed that very great advantages will arise to such agriculturists as shall adopt this rotation of crops on a ...
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... quantity and merit , on not less than two acres , the SILVER MEDAL , or FIFTEEN GUINEAS . Conditions the same as for preserving Turnips , Cl . 26 . The ACCOUNTS to be produced on or before the first Tuesday in November , 1802 . 30 ...
... quantity and merit , on not less than two acres , the SILVER MEDAL , or FIFTEEN GUINEAS . Conditions the same as for preserving Turnips , Cl . 26 . The ACCOUNTS to be produced on or before the first Tuesday in November , 1802 . 30 ...
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