. Hale's history of agriculture by dates. A simple record of historical events and victories of peaceful industries . grapevines. This was the beginning ofmany attempts to establish a great silk-growing industry in .\merica. 1621, March.—Record of Plymouth Colony:They sowed six acres of barley and peaseand set twenty acres of corn, making use often bushels which they brought from sub-terranean storehouses of the Indians. Inthis work much assistance was renderedthem by Squanto. a faithful Indian, whotaught them how to plant corn, manurewith fish, and hill it. 1621.—Eleven women emigrated fromEn
. Hale's history of agriculture by dates. A simple record of historical events and victories of peaceful industries . grapevines. This was the beginning ofmany attempts to establish a great silk-growing industry in .\merica. 1621, March.—Record of Plymouth Colony:They sowed six acres of barley and peaseand set twenty acres of corn, making use often bushels which they brought from sub-terranean storehouses of the Indians. Inthis work much assistance was renderedthem by Squanto. a faithful Indian, whotaught them how to plant corn, manurewith fish, and hill it. 1621.—Eleven women emigrated fromEngland to become wives of colonists inVirginia. The passenger fare across theocean was paid by 120 pounds of tobacco foreach person. 1622.—In New England it is recorded atthis time that the Indians made a habit ofsetting fire to the country twice a year, inthe spring and in the fall, because it wouldotherwise be overgrown with weeds andbrush. 1622.—An observer at Plymouth Colony Inthis year said: The chestnut, hazeliiuf,butternut and sliagbark yielded contribu-tions to the store of food laid up DEVON OOW—PRETTY PET. The Devonbreed of cattle passes as a dual-purposebreed—good for beef and good for the dairy. 14 HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE BY DATES. PRETTY PET is a handsome example of theDevon; she was first-prize cow at the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, 1901. 1633.—A few Devon cattle crossed theAtlantic ocean in the ship Charity; saidto be consigned to a Mr. Winslow, of Mas-sachusetts. , 1623.—A Department of Agriculture reportsays that about this time flax was intro-duced upon the continent of America solelyfor the fiber. For a period of 150 yearsthereafter, or until cheaper cotton fabricsbegan to supplant linen ones, flax played animportant part in the progress of thecountry, becorniing, as it did, the basis ofThat famous household industry products were necessaries of life,second only to food. 1623.—New Hampshire settled by theEng
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