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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... cultivation . The first two largely predominate ; the first three are well adapted to mar- ket gardening . Through it ... cultivated crops and for market gardening , and the clay loams are very productive when well drained . The farming ...
... cultivation . The first two largely predominate ; the first three are well adapted to mar- ket gardening . Through it ... cultivated crops and for market gardening , and the clay loams are very productive when well drained . The farming ...
Page 32
... cultivated or hoed . : Frequent sprinkling of the surface is objectionable it makes a crust upon the surface , and draws the tender root- lets to the surface , where they are likely to dry up if not con- stantly watered . To water land ...
... cultivated or hoed . : Frequent sprinkling of the surface is objectionable it makes a crust upon the surface , and draws the tender root- lets to the surface , where they are likely to dry up if not con- stantly watered . To water land ...
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... cultivated it in thor- oughly , and I then furrowed the ground , and on that por- tion I put in a lot of good horse ... cultivation . I think where I put on the fertilizer , which did not cost me more than half what the horse - manure ...
... cultivated it in thor- oughly , and I then furrowed the ground , and on that por- tion I put in a lot of good horse ... cultivation . I think where I put on the fertilizer , which did not cost me more than half what the horse - manure ...
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... cultivated a small piece of land as a market - garden for a few years . His land was very rich ; and he used nothing when he occupied it but fertil- izers of some kind , — no barnyard - manure . His land was in excellent condition ...
... cultivated a small piece of land as a market - garden for a few years . His land was very rich ; and he used nothing when he occupied it but fertil- izers of some kind , — no barnyard - manure . His land was in excellent condition ...
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... CULTIVATED PLANTS . BY HON . P. A. CHADBOURNE . Mr. Chairman , Ladies and Gentlemen , - I appear before you to perform a very unpleasant service ; and that is , to take the place of the lecturer who has been advertised to speak here to ...
... CULTIVATED PLANTS . BY HON . P. A. CHADBOURNE . Mr. Chairman , Ladies and Gentlemen , - I appear before you to perform a very unpleasant service ; and that is , to take the place of the lecturer who has been advertised to speak here to ...
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