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Արդյունքներ 48–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ 8
... valuable as a winter covering for the herbage , and for preventing the escape of its natural heat from the earth . This is very apparent , on the melting of snow , after it has lain any time on grass lands . SOILS . The soil or surface ...
... valuable as a winter covering for the herbage , and for preventing the escape of its natural heat from the earth . This is very apparent , on the melting of snow , after it has lain any time on grass lands . SOILS . The soil or surface ...
Էջ 13
... valuable improvements have been suggested by scientific men , who were not them- selves practically conversant with the details of farm- ing . Nothing will , however , be here recommended for adoption , which has not been proved in ...
... valuable improvements have been suggested by scientific men , who were not them- selves practically conversant with the details of farm- ing . Nothing will , however , be here recommended for adoption , which has not been proved in ...
Էջ 16
... valuable in this respect in dry sum- mers , and during seasons of long - continued drought . The Uplands , may be said to comprise all which is not included under the foregoing head - that is , the whole of the space from mountain ...
... valuable in this respect in dry sum- mers , and during seasons of long - continued drought . The Uplands , may be said to comprise all which is not included under the foregoing head - that is , the whole of the space from mountain ...
Էջ 18
... valuable additions to the compost heap ; and when thoroughly amalgamated , and spread upon the land , the mixture soon gets washed into the soil , nourishing and strength- ening the roots of the grass . It is better , however , to apply ...
... valuable additions to the compost heap ; and when thoroughly amalgamated , and spread upon the land , the mixture soon gets washed into the soil , nourishing and strength- ening the roots of the grass . It is better , however , to apply ...
Էջ 24
... valuable top - dressing . A preparation of lime and peat is very conducive to the growth of clover , and the short sweet kinds of pas- ture - grasses ; and by using it , the soil will acquire a tendency to promote the growth of such ...
... valuable top - dressing . A preparation of lime and peat is very conducive to the growth of clover , and the short sweet kinds of pas- ture - grasses ; and by using it , the soil will acquire a tendency to promote the growth of such ...
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