Arbor Day: Its History, Observation, Spirit and Significance, Volume 3Robert Haven Schauffler |
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... ground with rye and oats , and after the harvest they tried the acorn planting again — this time in another way — by plowing the soil and sowing the acorns in the furrows . But again the " great oaks ” refused to grow ; grass came up ...
... ground with rye and oats , and after the harvest they tried the acorn planting again — this time in another way — by plowing the soil and sowing the acorns in the furrows . But again the " great oaks ” refused to grow ; grass came up ...
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... ground with canes and sticks , and dropped an acorn into each hole , tramping the dirt over it . More than twelve sacks were sown in this way , and after the work was done each citizen received a wheaten roll as a reward . For some ...
... ground with canes and sticks , and dropped an acorn into each hole , tramping the dirt over it . More than twelve sacks were sown in this way , and after the work was done each citizen received a wheaten roll as a reward . For some ...
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... ground with rye and oats , and after the harvest they tried the acorn planting again — this time in another way— by plowing the soil and sowing the acorns in the furrows . But again the " great oaks " refused to grow ; grass came up ...
... ground with rye and oats , and after the harvest they tried the acorn planting again — this time in another way— by plowing the soil and sowing the acorns in the furrows . But again the " great oaks " refused to grow ; grass came up ...
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... trustees of every rural school and incorporated village for planting shade trees and making flower- beds in the school grounds . " New York did not fall in line until 1888 , when , on April 30 , the following act was xiv ARBOR DAY.
... trustees of every rural school and incorporated village for planting shade trees and making flower- beds in the school grounds . " New York did not fall in line until 1888 , when , on April 30 , the following act was xiv ARBOR DAY.
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... grounds in the upper part of the city are thrown open to them . Small parties of tree planters start from most of the uptown schools in the afternoon , and go to some nook chosen by the Park Commissioners to add their tribute to the ...
... grounds in the upper part of the city are thrown open to them . Small parties of tree planters start from most of the uptown schools in the afternoon , and go to some nook chosen by the Park Commissioners to add their tribute to the ...
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