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5 spaded, then harrowed by hand rake after the seed is sowed, and manure spread on top. Some have one horse, pony, to plough and haul things. But very few are able to keep a horse. The ground is too stony and hilly to use a horse on. The hay, grain and potatoes are all carried on the back. I have carried many a big load of hay, wood, potatoes and peet on my back, up and down steep hills and mountains; the knees nearly giving out. This is the way in dear old Norway: not much time for
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5 spaded, then harrowed by hand rake after the seed is sowed, and manure spread on top. Some have one horse, pony, to plough and haul things. But very few are able to keep a horse. The ground is too stony and hilly to use a horse on. The hay, grain and potatoes are all carried on the back. I have carried many a big load of hay, wood, potatoes and peet on my back, up and down steep hills and mountains; the knees nearly giving out. This is the way in dear old Norway: not much time for
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