A Word to Our Farmer Friends and a Lawrence Widow Tale
A Lancaster Intelligencer essay urges farmers to leave a lasting heritage in their homes and farms, not money, by planting memories and beauty for future generations. It contrasts with a Lawrence widow who returned from her husband’s funeral cheerful, noting she had no fitting handkerchief to mourn with.
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The Glory of the Farmer and Six Good Rules
Emerson extols the farmer as central to civilization linking labor to nature and land. The piece cites Greeley’s farming maxims urging balanced land use, stock protection, green manuring, deep tillage, composting fertility, and crop diversity to endure bad seasons.
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Size And Nail Counts By Penny And Size Table
A historical table lists nail sizes from 3 penny to 20 penny with lengths and nails per pound. It includes spikes and a note that the table helps estimate quantities for jobs such as a good drain and notes a heavy mortgage at 10 percent draining a farm quickly.
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