 | 1837 - 752 էջ
...It causes the wheat to assume a rich and healthy appearance, and is an excellent application, after a crop of potatoes or parsnips, both of which require...and has not the effect of decomposing them, as lime has. It is also destructive to insects, and to their eggs, which lie in the soil or turf; it forces... | |
 | Henry Colman - 1838 - 638 էջ
...cattle. It causes the wheat to assume a rich, healthy appearance, and is an excellent application after a crop of potatoes or parsnips, both of which require...manures, and has not the effect of decomposing them, (might he not say of consuming them ?) as lime docs." " It is also destructive to insects, and to their... | |
 | Thomas Gisborne - 1854 - 666 էջ
...Cattle. It causes Wheat to assume a rich and healthy appearance, and is an excellent application after a crop of Potatoes or Parsnips, both of which require land to be richly dressed with stable and other strong manures, and has not the effect of decomposing them as lime does. It is also destructive... | |
 | JOSEPH BOGERSON - 1837 - 524 էջ
...cattle. It causes the wheat to assume a rich healthy appearance, and is an excellent application after a crop of potatoes or parsnips, both of which require...lime does. " It is also destructive to insects and their wggs, which lie in t!ie soil or turf; it forces the earthworms and wire-worms from their lurking... | |
 | The Farmer's Magazine - 1837 - 534 էջ
...cattle. It causes the wheat to assume a rich healthy appearance, and is an excellent application, after a crop of potatoes or parsnips, both of which require...and has not the effect of decomposing them, as lime docs. It is also destructive to insects, and to their eggs, which lie in the soil or turf — it forces... | |
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It is also destructive to insects, and to their eggs, which lie in the soil or turf; it forces the earthworms and wireworms from their lurking places to come to the surface and die ; particularly when laid on in a larger quantity than I have named, some... 