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... Eyes few and shallow . There were three tubers , weighing 101 , 90 and 76 grams respectively , which were cut into halves and planted in six hills . The yield was 57 large , or merchantable potatoes , and 43 small ones , weighing 10 ...
... Eyes few and shallow . There were three tubers , weighing 101 , 90 and 76 grams respectively , which were cut into halves and planted in six hills . The yield was 57 large , or merchantable potatoes , and 43 small ones , weighing 10 ...
Page 18
... Eyes few and shallow . Four tubers weighing 190 , 160 , 151 and 63 grams respectively were planted , the smallest one halved and the others quartered , making fourteen hills . There were harvested 78 large and 66 small potatoes , the ...
... Eyes few and shallow . Four tubers weighing 190 , 160 , 151 and 63 grams respectively were planted , the smallest one halved and the others quartered , making fourteen hills . There were harvested 78 large and 66 small potatoes , the ...
Page 19
... Eyes very few and even with the surface . The yield consisted of 41 large potatoes weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces , and 38 small ones weighing 2 pounds 2 ounces . The total product was 11 pounds . SWEET CORN . The soil for the sweet corn ...
... Eyes very few and even with the surface . The yield consisted of 41 large potatoes weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces , and 38 small ones weighing 2 pounds 2 ounces . The total product was 11 pounds . SWEET CORN . The soil for the sweet corn ...
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... eyes ) George Alt 83 Snowflake ( cut to three eyes ) . George Alt 84 Snowflake ( quartered ) – – George Alt 86 85 Snowflake ( halved ) . Snowflake ( whole ) - . George Alt George Alt 87 Early Rose ( cut to one eye ) - Dr Bishop 88 Early ...
... eyes ) George Alt 83 Snowflake ( cut to three eyes ) . George Alt 84 Snowflake ( quartered ) – – George Alt 86 85 Snowflake ( halved ) . Snowflake ( whole ) - . George Alt George Alt 87 Early Rose ( cut to one eye ) - Dr Bishop 88 Early ...
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... eyes rather deep . Results medium . No. 16. Chas . Downing . - Skin yellowish , eyes few and rather large , flesh crisp . Results medium . No. 17. Rural Blush . Skin rough , brown and russety , eyes slightly depressed . Gave medium ...
... eyes rather deep . Results medium . No. 16. Chas . Downing . - Skin yellowish , eyes few and rather large , flesh crisp . Results medium . No. 17. Rural Blush . Skin rough , brown and russety , eyes slightly depressed . Gave medium ...
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ABSTRACT Agricultural Experiment Station alfalfa amount of seed analysis annual report apple Board of Control Board of Regents Botany broom corn Bulletin Carson cent Clover Codling moth corn crop Date December 31 Director drilled Early Rose Early Sunrise ending June 30 eyes F. H. HILLMAN Fair farm farmers favor feed feet Ferry field fiscal year ending flesh forage plants fruit GERMAN OR FRENCH given grain Grass growing grown growth Henderson hereby certify Hulless inches insects irrigation June 30 laboratory land larvæ Latin Lithophane medium NATHANIEL E Nevada Agricultural Experiment Nevada State University oats orchard ounces plats plot pods potatoes pounds per acre practical R. H. MCDOWELL received Reno Washoe Respectfully ripened rows samples School season SECOND TERM smooth smut soil sorghum sown stalks submitted sucrose sugar beets THIRD TERM tion Total varieties vitriol Washoe Washoe Washoe weight wheat White Australian yield
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Page 46 - 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...
Page 41 - That there be granted to the several States, for the purposes hereinafter mentioned, an amount of public land, to be apportioned to each State a quantity equal to thirty thousand acres for each Senator and Representative in Congress...
Page 46 - 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 41 - State shall be entitled shall be selected from such lands within the limits of such State, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby directed to issue to each of the States in which there is not the quantity of public lands subject to sale at private...
Page 42 - ... the endowment, support, and maintenance of at least one college, where the leading object shall be, 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 17 - An Act to apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to the more complete endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, established under the provisions of an Act of Congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two...
Page 42 - 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 48 - AN ACT To establish agricultural experiment stations In connection with the colleges established In the several States under the provisions of an act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the acts supplementary thereto...
Page 46 - States commissioner of agriculture to furnish forms, as far as practicable, for the tabulation of results of investigation or experiments; to indicate, from time to time, such lines of inquiry as to him shall seem most important; and in general, to furnish such advice and assistance as will be"st promote the purposes of this act.
Page 41 - State may be entitled under the provisions of this act land scrip to the amount in acres for the deficiency of its distributive share; said scrip to be sold by said States and the proceeds thereof applied to the uses and purposes prescribed in this act, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever...