Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Volume 38, Part 1890W. White, 1891 - Agriculture |
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... contain an aggregate of three hundred and sixty - two acres . Of this number , all but two have been acquired by purchase or have been the gift of public - spirited citizens within the past five years . The work of developing these ...
... contain an aggregate of three hundred and sixty - two acres . Of this number , all but two have been acquired by purchase or have been the gift of public - spirited citizens within the past five years . The work of developing these ...
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... contained six and one - half acres , and cost the society $ 2,765 . This was the nucleus of the valuable tract now owned by the society . about one - half mile west of Main Strect . The present grounds contain twenty - four acres , with ...
... contained six and one - half acres , and cost the society $ 2,765 . This was the nucleus of the valuable tract now owned by the society . about one - half mile west of Main Strect . The present grounds contain twenty - four acres , with ...
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... contain a large proportion of phosphate of lime . In other words , they were studying the question of plant food , and seeking for materials which could be used as nutriment for plants . When we turn back to the beginning of the use of ...
... contain a large proportion of phosphate of lime . In other words , they were studying the question of plant food , and seeking for materials which could be used as nutriment for plants . When we turn back to the beginning of the use of ...
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... contained in these fertilizers . The farmers of New Hampshire are paying every year $ 66,000 for nitrogen . In Massachusetts they are pay- ing very much more . How much is paid in the whole country I have no idea ; but the point is ...
... contained in these fertilizers . The farmers of New Hampshire are paying every year $ 66,000 for nitrogen . In Massachusetts they are pay- ing very much more . How much is paid in the whole country I have no idea ; but the point is ...
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... thing that takes place in the spring after the snow goes off is a softening of the earth under the manure , the water dissolves the plant food that is contained ยท in the manure , and it is washed down 22 [ Jan. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE .
... thing that takes place in the spring after the snow goes off is a softening of the earth under the manure , the water dissolves the plant food that is contained ยท in the manure , and it is washed down 22 [ Jan. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE .
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