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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Page 14
... better system of agriculture , in the latter part of the last and the first part of the present century , the leading agriculturists of the time felt that there was a necessity for radical changes and improvements in the management of ...
... better system of agriculture , in the latter part of the last and the first part of the present century , the leading agriculturists of the time felt that there was a necessity for radical changes and improvements in the management of ...
Page 15
... better tools and implements of husbandry as well as meth- ods . And then , as soon as this want became known , it was urged upon the inventors and mechanics , who have gradu- ally made these great improvements in tools and all other ...
... better tools and implements of husbandry as well as meth- ods . And then , as soon as this want became known , it was urged upon the inventors and mechanics , who have gradu- ally made these great improvements in tools and all other ...
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... better the surroundings the more valuable becomes the neighboring property . Now , gentlemen , we meet here to - day , in this good old town of Waltham , and by a special invitation of the Waltham Farm- ers ' Club , an organization ...
... better the surroundings the more valuable becomes the neighboring property . Now , gentlemen , we meet here to - day , in this good old town of Waltham , and by a special invitation of the Waltham Farm- ers ' Club , an organization ...
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... better plan to build up the beds solid from the ground , and place the heating - pipes in the alleys . The lettuce grows much more healthily thus , and the beds are more easily repaired . The drawing represents a section of a house ...
... better plan to build up the beds solid from the ground , and place the heating - pipes in the alleys . The lettuce grows much more healthily thus , and the beds are more easily repaired . The drawing represents a section of a house ...
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... better when thus handled than when shallow ploughing is practised . Many of them run a subsoil plough after the common large plough every second year , to loosen the subsoil . To make the land mellow and fine enough for most garden ...
... better when thus handled than when shallow ploughing is practised . Many of them run a subsoil plough after the common large plough every second year , to loosen the subsoil . To make the land mellow and fine enough for most garden ...
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