Annual Report: 1888-93, Volumes 1-6E.L. Freeman & Son, 1889 - Agriculture |
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Page 79
... row in every seven of a kind having an abundance of pollen , and that blossoms at the same time . WHEN RED CLOVER WAS FIRST BROUGHT INTO AUSTRALIA , although fine crops were raised , with plenty of blossoms , no seed could be secured ...
... row in every seven of a kind having an abundance of pollen , and that blossoms at the same time . WHEN RED CLOVER WAS FIRST BROUGHT INTO AUSTRALIA , although fine crops were raised , with plenty of blossoms , no seed could be secured ...
Page 97
... row and the condition of the soil ; or is it materially influenced by the amount of seed potato planted ? 2. Is the size of potatoes influenced by the quantity of seed planted ? 3. What varieties are best adapted to our soil and climate ...
... row and the condition of the soil ; or is it materially influenced by the amount of seed potato planted ? 2. Is the size of potatoes influenced by the quantity of seed planted ? 3. What varieties are best adapted to our soil and climate ...
Page 98
... rows 104 ft . long and 3 ft . apart , each row being divided into three sections 33 ft . long , having two open ... rows , which also left the soil in a smooth and mellow condition to receive the seed . On the two following days , May ...
... rows 104 ft . long and 3 ft . apart , each row being divided into three sections 33 ft . long , having two open ... rows , which also left the soil in a smooth and mellow condition to receive the seed . On the two following days , May ...
Page 106
... row the growth was fairly good , but the lighter portion of the field produced very little sound corn . One half ( 1 ) acre of plain land was plowed , dressed liberally with fine bone and devoted to the nursery , and an acre or more ...
... row the growth was fairly good , but the lighter portion of the field produced very little sound corn . One half ( 1 ) acre of plain land was plowed , dressed liberally with fine bone and devoted to the nursery , and an acre or more ...
Page 18
... rows of plots with six plots in a row were laid out . The plots were separated by pathways five feet in width run- ning each way at right angles . The first row of plots on the north was planted to potatoes . The second , third and fourth ...
... rows of plots with six plots in a row were laid out . The plots were separated by pathways five feet in width run- ning each way at right angles . The first row of plots on the north was planted to potatoes . The second , third and fourth ...
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Abbott Run acre Agricultural Experiment Station air-slacked lime analyses Annual Report apiary applied bees Board of Managers Bone Black Bordeaux Mixture breeding Bulletin bushels cent chemical clover cob 1 bush comb honey crop digestible disease Dissolved Bone Dissolved Boneblack Division Early eyes shallow farm farmers feeding feet fertilizing materials field fodder form of nitrate full Ration grain grass Ground Bone growth Hard Corn hives honey inches Indian Game Island State Agricultural KIND OF FERTILIZER Kingston lime Maize MELVILLE BULL Mixed Minerals Moderately productive Muriate of Potash Nitrate of Soda nitrification nitrogen oats peas phosphoric acid plants plot 23 plowed poultry pounds Quality medium Rhode Island rows SAMUEL CUSHMAN season seed shelled corn skin light red skin white Soft Corn soil sown stable manure straw Sulph sulphate of ammonia Superphosphate TABLE SHOWING temperature tion Total yield tubers varieties vines worms YIELDS PER PLOT
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Page 14 - That it shall be the object and duty of said experiment stations to conduct original researches or verify experiments on the physiology of plants and animals; The diseases to which they are severally subject, with the remedies for the same; The chemical composition of useful plants at their different stages of growth; The comparative advantages of rotative cropping as pursued under a varying series of crops; The capacity of new plants or trees for acclimation; The analysis of soils and water; The...
Page 14 - That in order to aid in acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical information on subjects connected with agriculture, and to promote scientific investigation and experiment respecting the principles and applications of agricultural science...
Page 10 - ... without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in such manner as the Legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life.
Page 19 - States as may in each case be deemed advisable, having due regard to the varying conditions and needs of the respective States or Territories.
Page 10 - If any portion of the fund invested, as provided by the foregoing section, or any portion of the interest thereon, shall, by any action or contingency, be diminished or lost, it shall be replaced by the State to which it belongs...
Page 10 - ... moneys which may be received therefrom, shall be paid by the States to which they may belong, out of the treasury of said States, so that the entire proceeds of the sale of said lands shall be applied without any diminution whatever to the purposes hereinafter mentioned.
Page 11 - Fourth. An annual report shall be made regarding the progress of each college, recording any improvements and experiments made, with their cost and results, and such other matters, including State industrial and economical statistics, as may be supposed useful; one copy of which shall be transmitted by mail [free], by each, to all the other colleges which may be endowed under the provisions of this act [7 USCS §§ 301 et seq.], and also one copy to the Secretary of the Interior.
Page 16 - The grants of moneys authorized by this Act are made subject to the legislative assent of the several States and Territories to the purpose of said grants...
Page 16 - That payments of such installments of the appropriation herein made as shall become due to any State before the adjournment of the regular session of legislature meeting next after the passage of this act shall be made upon the assent of the governor thereof, duly certified to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Page 7 - ... charged with collecting and diffusing information, and enabled by premiums, and small pecuniary aids, to encourage and assist a spirit of discovery and improvement. This species of establishment contributes doubly to the increase of improvement, by stimulating to enterprise and experiment, and by drawing to a common centre the results everywhere of individual skill and observation, and spreading them thence over the whole nation. Experience accordingly has shown, that they are very cheap instruments...