Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Volume 38, Part 1890W. White, 1891 - Agriculture |
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... can never be materially diminished , and all that the farmer has to do is to plough , sow the seed , and reap the harvest . If we look through the history of this country , we shall find 12 [ Jan. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE .
... can never be materially diminished , and all that the farmer has to do is to plough , sow the seed , and reap the harvest . If we look through the history of this country , we shall find 12 [ Jan. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE .
Page 14
... seed and gather the crop , then there would be no occasion for study . Most men are so constituted that they are willing to do as little as they can , and still succeed in their business . If we can get good food , good clothes , and ...
... seed and gather the crop , then there would be no occasion for study . Most men are so constituted that they are willing to do as little as they can , and still succeed in their business . If we can get good food , good clothes , and ...
Page 38
... seeds of various weeds and grasses , the tender blades of grasses , or the stems and roots of different aquatic plants . The flesh of the seed and plant - eating ducks is of course palatable . Herons , bitterns and egrets , although ...
... seeds of various weeds and grasses , the tender blades of grasses , or the stems and roots of different aquatic plants . The flesh of the seed and plant - eating ducks is of course palatable . Herons , bitterns and egrets , although ...
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... seeds of various weeds and grasses . The beautiful rose - breasted grosbeak , found here as a summer resident , is the only species of our feathered friends which has been reported to feed to any considerable extent on the Colorado ...
... seeds of various weeds and grasses . The beautiful rose - breasted grosbeak , found here as a summer resident , is the only species of our feathered friends which has been reported to feed to any considerable extent on the Colorado ...
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... seed diet , because that bill is adapted especially to the breaking up of seeds . Now , take a bird that feeds on insects . Here , for instance , is the whippoor- will . This bird feeds exclusively on insects , such as beetles . It has ...
... seed diet , because that bill is adapted especially to the breaking up of seeds . Now , take a bird that feeds on insects . Here , for instance , is the whippoor- will . This bird feeds exclusively on insects , such as beetles . It has ...
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