Transactions of the New-York State Agricultural Society for the Year ..., Volume 11

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Page 191 - Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills...
Page 193 - Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, And the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
Page 191 - God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat and barley and vines and fig trees and pomegranates; a land of oil olive and honey; a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
Page 24 - Resolved, That the thanks of the Society, be presented to the Hon. SA Douglass, for his eloquent and practical address, and that he be requested to furnish a copy of the same for publication in the Transactions of the Society.
Page 418 - Dear Sir — I have the honor of acknowledging the receipt of your most interesting journal.
Page xxiii - Its object shall be to improve the condition of agriculture, the rural household and mechanic arts. Section 1. The society shall consist of such citizens of the state as shall signify in writing their wish to become members and shall pay, on subscribing, not less than one dollar and annually thereafter one dollar; and also of honorary and corresponding members. The presidents of...
Page 197 - And yet it is a singular fact that whilst the manufacturing and commercial interests have engaged the attention of Congress during a large portion of every session and our statutes abound in provisions for their protection and encouragement, little has yet been done directly for the advancement of agriculture. It is time that this reproach to our legislation should be removed, and I sincerely hope that the present Congress will not close their labors without adopting efficient means to supply the...
Page 52 - That in consequence of a more complete severance of the fibres from each other, and also from the bark and boon, the process of scutching is effected with half the...
Page 691 - While the earth remaineth, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, shall not cease.
Page 132 - Specimens of split paper, and improved method of mounting woodcuts, for illustrating books, framing, and other purposes, and for their better preservation. [The method of splitting paper of the thinnest texture is extremely simple. Two pieces of calico are firmly cemented on the sides of the paper, and dried. By a gentle pull on each side, the paper splits into halves, one of which adheres to the calico on one side, and the other to its opposite — the adhesion between the paper and the calico being...

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