Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Volume 18W. White, 1870 - 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 223
... manure would be worth , if thrown out the windows in the way that farmers usually do around the country . It would be worth four times as much as the manure from the same cattle , treated in the ordinary way . One of my neighbors showed ...
... manure would be worth , if thrown out the windows in the way that farmers usually do around the country . It would be worth four times as much as the manure from the same cattle , treated in the ordinary way . One of my neighbors showed ...
Page 233
... manure . I asked him , " How much do you buy ? " . Said he , " I haven't used any for years . " " What do you use ? " " I use guano . I carry all my crops through with guano ; two wagon - loads manure my farm . " These are very cautious ...
... manure . I asked him , " How much do you buy ? " . Said he , " I haven't used any for years . " " What do you use ? " " I use guano . I carry all my crops through with guano ; two wagon - loads manure my farm . " These are very cautious ...
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... Manure in the fall and plow the manure in deep ; use only well rotted compost , if you are obliged to manure in the spring ; begin the work in autumn at any rate , and turn the soil two or three times ; do not work the soil when wet ...
... Manure in the fall and plow the manure in deep ; use only well rotted compost , if you are obliged to manure in the spring ; begin the work in autumn at any rate , and turn the soil two or three times ; do not work the soil when wet ...
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