here How to sow Beans. 'One for the mouse, One for the crow, One to rot, One to grow.' [1850 Notes & Queries 1st Ser. II. 515] 'Kernels,' said Pa. 'Four kernels. ‥One for the blackbird, One for the crow, And that will leave Just two to grow.' [1941 L. I. Wilder Little Town on Prairie ii.] Careful farmers‥sow their seed broadcast, saying: One for wind and one for crow One to die and one to grow. [1961 N. Lofts House at Old Vine i. 34]
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