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Արդյունքներ 42–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ 24
... never tilled , or not tilled for a great number of years , the best mode of bringing it into tillage is to pare the turf as thin as possible in the autumn , and then to plough the land and expose 24 IMPROVEMENT OF COLD GRASS LAND .
... never tilled , or not tilled for a great number of years , the best mode of bringing it into tillage is to pare the turf as thin as possible in the autumn , and then to plough the land and expose 24 IMPROVEMENT OF COLD GRASS LAND .
Էջ 30
... never produce good crops . No labour and expense in working and manuring the soil , can possibly yield a remunerative return to the farmer , until the land is relieved from the excess of moisture which these appearances indicate . Until ...
... never produce good crops . No labour and expense in working and manuring the soil , can possibly yield a remunerative return to the farmer , until the land is relieved from the excess of moisture which these appearances indicate . Until ...
Էջ 35
... never be omitted wherever it is practi- cable . Brooks and rivulets constitute the natural drains of the country , and should in like manner be applied to irrigation , whenever the levels admit of this being done . Nothing can be worse ...
... never be omitted wherever it is practi- cable . Brooks and rivulets constitute the natural drains of the country , and should in like manner be applied to irrigation , whenever the levels admit of this being done . Nothing can be worse ...
Էջ 40
... never be burned , as it dissipates the finer portions of the soil , and reduces to ashes , of little comparative efficacy for the production of one crop , fertilizing matter , which might , by other management , be made effective for ...
... never be burned , as it dissipates the finer portions of the soil , and reduces to ashes , of little comparative efficacy for the production of one crop , fertilizing matter , which might , by other management , be made effective for ...
Էջ 44
... never rise more than a foot or two above the top , else some of the juices may run off and be wasted . If the manure appear rich , layers of earth , turf- mould , ashes , clay , & c . may continue to be added , as at first , care being ...
... never rise more than a foot or two above the top , else some of the juices may run off and be wasted . If the manure appear rich , layers of earth , turf- mould , ashes , clay , & c . may continue to be added , as at first , care being ...
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