Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Volume 38, Part 1890W. White, 1891 - Agriculture |
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... fertilizers , we find that bones were first used in the last part of the last century , and then came the use of ... fertilizer . Then we have the period of exhaustion , when the soil has become exhausted of plant food , and will no ...
... fertilizers , we find that bones were first used in the last part of the last century , and then came the use of ... fertilizer . Then we have the period of exhaustion , when the soil has become exhausted of plant food , and will no ...
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... food for plants . Every pound of nitrogen that is purchased in any form of fertilizer costs about 17 cents . It is an element that exists in the atmosphere in great abundance , and there has been much 18 [ Jan. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE .
... food for plants . Every pound of nitrogen that is purchased in any form of fertilizer costs about 17 cents . It is an element that exists in the atmosphere in great abundance , and there has been much 18 [ Jan. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE .
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... fertilizers . Professor Atwater , following up the work which was started by the French chemist Ville and carried on ... fertilizers every year . One - third of the cost of these fertilizers is in nitrogen ; therefore , $ 66,000 of this ...
... fertilizers . Professor Atwater , following up the work which was started by the French chemist Ville and carried on ... fertilizers every year . One - third of the cost of these fertilizers is in nitrogen ; therefore , $ 66,000 of this ...
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... fertilizers . If any portion of the natural means of fertilization is lost , your farm is in danger of slipping from under you . The commercial article has its mission , and it is to supplement , but not to take the place of . At our ...
... fertilizers . If any portion of the natural means of fertilization is lost , your farm is in danger of slipping from under you . The commercial article has its mission , and it is to supplement , but not to take the place of . At our ...
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... fertilizers and more complete knowledge , reduced the cost of growing , and so found success . On the hill - side farms of Maine the orchards yearly bear rich harvests for those who intelligently plant , cultivate , prune and foster ...
... fertilizers and more complete knowledge , reduced the cost of growing , and so found success . On the hill - side farms of Maine the orchards yearly bear rich harvests for those who intelligently plant , cultivate , prune and foster ...
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