Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Volume 25W. White, 1878 - Agriculture Vols. for 1889-1894, 1906-1912 issued with the Annual report of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station; vols. for 1895-1905 issued with the Annual report of the Hatch Environment Station of the Massachnusetts Agricultural College. |
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... amount of plant - food to be accumulated upon the farm , under the old system of farming , had its limits . It could be increased to a certain extent by extraor- dinary care and labor ; but there was always a point be- yond which it was ...
... amount of plant - food to be accumulated upon the farm , under the old system of farming , had its limits . It could be increased to a certain extent by extraor- dinary care and labor ; but there was always a point be- yond which it was ...
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... amount of good that can hardly be esti- mated . Besides giving to each member the results of the observation , the experience , and the experiments of all the other members , it has created and kept alive a true spirit in the community ...
... amount of good that can hardly be esti- mated . Besides giving to each member the results of the observation , the experience , and the experiments of all the other members , it has created and kept alive a true spirit in the community ...
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... amount of manure must be applied to a small amount of land , GARDEN AND VEGETABLE FARMING . 23.
... amount of manure must be applied to a small amount of land , GARDEN AND VEGETABLE FARMING . 23.
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... amount of manure used on these gardens is from twenty to thirty cords per acre every year . It keeps a two- horse team going every day to draw the manure used on some gardens of not over twelve acres ; and the produce on some of these ...
... amount of manure used on these gardens is from twenty to thirty cords per acre every year . It keeps a two- horse team going every day to draw the manure used on some gardens of not over twelve acres ; and the produce on some of these ...
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... amount of water with an 11 - inch hose and a head of 40 feet would require about seven hours . If a inch hose were used with the same head it would require about six times as long to apply the same quantity . Where water may be cheaply ...
... amount of water with an 11 - inch hose and a head of 40 feet would require about seven hours . If a inch hose were used with the same head it would require about six times as long to apply the same quantity . Where water may be cheaply ...
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