The Elements of Agriculture: A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of SchoolsD. Appleton, 1854 - 288 Seiten |
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... CROPS PROCURED . FARMS VISITED , TREATMENT RECOMMENDED , ETO . Letters of advice on analyses will be written for those who require them , for $ 25 each . Letters on other branches of the subject , inclosing a suit- able fee , will ...
... CROPS PROCURED . FARMS VISITED , TREATMENT RECOMMENDED , ETO . Letters of advice on analyses will be written for those who require them , for $ 25 each . Letters on other branches of the subject , inclosing a suit- able fee , will ...
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... crops , will be described with care . The size of the work will be about 400 pp . 8vo . , and it will probably be published January 1st , 1856. Price $ 1 . Orders sent to the publishers , or to the author , at Rye , N. Y. , will be ...
... crops , will be described with care . The size of the work will be about 400 pp . 8vo . , and it will probably be published January 1st , 1856. Price $ 1 . Orders sent to the publishers , or to the author , at Rye , N. Y. , will be ...
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... crop of wheat , which the farmer raises by his labor , and sells for money , is produced by a combina- tion of particles equally small . They are not mysteriously combined , nor irregularly , but each atom is taken from its place of ...
... crop of wheat , which the farmer raises by his labor , and sells for money , is produced by a combina- tion of particles equally small . They are not mysteriously combined , nor irregularly , but each atom is taken from its place of ...
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... crop of plants . In order to cultivate with economy , we must raise the largest possible quantity with the least expense , and without permanent injury to the soil . Before this can be done we must study the char- acter of plants , and ...
... crop of plants . In order to cultivate with economy , we must raise the largest possible quantity with the least expense , and without permanent injury to the soil . Before this can be done we must study the char- acter of plants , and ...
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... crops are composed , and how those materials are to be used to the best advantage . This amount of knowledge may be easily acquir- ed , and should be possessed by every person , old or young , whether actually engaged in the cultivation ...
... crops are composed , and how those materials are to be used to the best advantage . This amount of knowledge may be easily acquir- ed , and should be possessed by every person , old or young , whether actually engaged in the cultivation ...
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absorbent agricultural alkali ammonia amount analysis animal manures applied ashes become bones burning bushels carbonic acid causes CHAPTER character charcoal chemical chloride of lime chlorine clay compost compound condition consists constituents cultivation decay decomposed decomposition deficient deposited depth drains dung earth effect escape evaporation excrements farmer farming fertilizing gases fertilizing matter grain growth guano heap heat hydrogen important improved inches ingredients inorganic kinds land large quantities leaching lime and salt liquid manure magnesia Mapes mechanical mechanical character mineral manures mineral matter moisture mulching necessary night soil nitric acid nitrogen nure obtain organic manures organic matter oxygen particles phosphate of lime phosphoric acid plaster potash prepared muck prevent produce pulverized rains removed render roots of plants salt mixture sand silica slaked slaked lime soda soils contain soluble straw sub-soil plow substances sufficient sulphuric acid super-phosphate of lime supply surface soil tain tion under-draining valuable weeds
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Seite 148 - It is not necessary that*-4his and the foregoing table should be learned by the scholar, but they will be found valuable for reference by the farmer. MANURES. Example 1. — Required, the number of loads necessary to manure an acre of ground, dividing each load into six heaps, and placing them at a distance of 44 yards from each other ? The answer by the table is 39f . Example 2.
Seite 235 - ... the sub-soil plow, by passing through it, opens a passage for water, and often affords a sufficient drainage. If plants will grow better on a soil six inches deep than on one of three inches, there is no reason why they should not be benefited in proportion, by disturbing the soil to the whole depth to which roots will travel—even to a depth of two feet.