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In due course he called forth “a grand army of husbandmen … to battle against the timberless prairies,” and on April 10, 1872, established the first Arbor Day.

From Slate • May 25, 2020

In Ashford, Kent one day last week, sturdy British husbandmen stood glowering while an auctioneer put up nine cows for sale.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since the Middle Ages sturdy husbandmen have grumbled at the tithes which thousands of them still have to pay to the Church of England.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only small crumb of comfort the husbandmen had last week: announcements that Sears, Roebuck and Montgomery, Ward were reducing mail-order prices from 10% to 25%.

From Time Magazine Archive

Krzycki apologized to the company and with the expression, customary with country husbandmen, "What is up now?" left the room.

From Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland by Sienkiewicz, Henryk