Epigraph
“I know
That where the spade is deepest driven,
The best fruits grow.”
John G. Whittier.
Dedication
TO THE MAN OF OUR AGE,
WHO SHALL MAKE THE FIRST PLOW PROPELLED BY
STEAM, OR OTHER MECHANICAL POWER, WHEREBY NOT LESS THAN
TEN ACRES PER DAY
SHALL BE THOROUGHLY PULVERIZED TO A DEPTH OF TWO FEET, AT A COST OF NOT MORE THAN TWO DOLLARS PER ACRE,
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