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Husbandry, an ancient, honourable and useful employment : An oration, delivered before the Western Society of Middlesex Husbandmen, at their semiannual meeting at Littleton, on Monday, October 28, 1799. By Edmund Foster, A.M. Pastor of the church in Littleton.

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Main Author:	Foster, Edmund, 1752-1826
Corporate Authors:	Gale (Firm), Western Society of Middlesex Husbandmen (Author)
Other Authors:	Preston, Samuel, 1778-1852 (Printer)
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Language:	English
Subjects:	Agriculture. Electronic books.
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