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Արդյունքներ 33–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ 7
... effects of cold , and a deficiency of atmosphere , vegetation is slower on high than on low grounds . In general , an elevation of 400 feet above the level of the sea , is fully ten days later , and requires ten days ' earlier sowing ...
... effects of cold , and a deficiency of atmosphere , vegetation is slower on high than on low grounds . In general , an elevation of 400 feet above the level of the sea , is fully ten days later , and requires ten days ' earlier sowing ...
Էջ 8
... effects of an over - wet climate may in great measure be obviated , by adopting proper methods of draining the land . Draining imparts dryness and warmth to the soil , and will thereby serve to improve a naturally cold and moist climate ...
... effects of an over - wet climate may in great measure be obviated , by adopting proper methods of draining the land . Draining imparts dryness and warmth to the soil , and will thereby serve to improve a naturally cold and moist climate ...
Էջ 20
... effect of forwarding the crop . Liquid manures are also extensively used , and urine is collected with great care , for the purpose of being applied to the soil . Liquid manures are much more lasting in their effects than soot , and ...
... effect of forwarding the crop . Liquid manures are also extensively used , and urine is collected with great care , for the purpose of being applied to the soil . Liquid manures are much more lasting in their effects than soot , and ...
Էջ 22
... effect of re- ducing , as it were , the elevation of a high and cold country ; and whilst the animals are benefited , vegeta- tion shoots forth more freely , and the herbage is ren- dered more nutritious . The experience of every ...
... effect of re- ducing , as it were , the elevation of a high and cold country ; and whilst the animals are benefited , vegeta- tion shoots forth more freely , and the herbage is ren- dered more nutritious . The experience of every ...
Էջ 23
... effect . If slaked a con- siderable time before it is applied , it does not act so powerfully in reducing the noxious vegetable matter , or neutralizing the acids , as when applied in a hot state . On very thin moorish soils , however ...
... effect . If slaked a con- siderable time before it is applied , it does not act so powerfully in reducing the noxious vegetable matter , or neutralizing the acids , as when applied in a hot state . On very thin moorish soils , however ...
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