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Արդյունքներ 35–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... summer and autumn heats , and winter frosts in seasonable succession . The elevation of the land has great influence on the climate . In proportion as the height is greater , the air is found to be colder , lighter , and thinner , and ...
... summer and autumn heats , and winter frosts in seasonable succession . The elevation of the land has great influence on the climate . In proportion as the height is greater , the air is found to be colder , lighter , and thinner , and ...
Էջ 26
... summer's sun to open its pores and melio- rate its tenacity ; and then it should be sown with tares , to be fed off by sheep folded thereon , as the weather and the state of the land may permit . The plough should follow the fold as ...
... summer's sun to open its pores and melio- rate its tenacity ; and then it should be sown with tares , to be fed off by sheep folded thereon , as the weather and the state of the land may permit . The plough should follow the fold as ...
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... summer . The banks of streams which are occasionally flooded , are found to yield the richest grass . The tender roots and leaves of grass , covered in winter or in the begin- ning of spring by water , are protected from frost ; and ...
... summer . The banks of streams which are occasionally flooded , are found to yield the richest grass . The tender roots and leaves of grass , covered in winter or in the begin- ning of spring by water , are protected from frost ; and ...
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... summer from green food , and when the animals are in high condition , is much superior to that produced by the lean and ill - fed cattle of winter . There are a great variety of substances , besides farm- yard manure , which promote ...
... summer from green food , and when the animals are in high condition , is much superior to that produced by the lean and ill - fed cattle of winter . There are a great variety of substances , besides farm- yard manure , which promote ...
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... summer completely decomposes the coarse grasses , and brings up an excellent herbage ; but lime in such quantity would destroy vegetation , if applied on thin soils , or worn - out fallows . Some persons think , from witnessing its ...
... summer completely decomposes the coarse grasses , and brings up an excellent herbage ; but lime in such quantity would destroy vegetation , if applied on thin soils , or worn - out fallows . Some persons think , from witnessing its ...
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