Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Volume 46W. White, 1898 - Agriculture |
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Page 316
... fields . As idle hands find mischief , so also in one sense do idle fields . IDLE FIELDS MAKE THEIR OWNERS POOR . The idle field is no more at a stand - still than the idle hand . A growth of weeds on all except the most barren soon ...
... fields . As idle hands find mischief , so also in one sense do idle fields . IDLE FIELDS MAKE THEIR OWNERS POOR . The idle field is no more at a stand - still than the idle hand . A growth of weeds on all except the most barren soon ...
Page 317
... field what is known as a bare fallow ; and it must be admitted that bare fallows were once recommended by the best farmers of their time . They are not advised by the progressive farmers of to - day ; for it is known , largely as a ...
... field what is known as a bare fallow ; and it must be admitted that bare fallows were once recommended by the best farmers of their time . They are not advised by the progressive farmers of to - day ; for it is known , largely as a ...
Page 128
... field work shows the condition of the soil which served for our investigation : - Field F. The field selected for this purpose is 300 feet long and 137 feet wide , running on a level from east to west . Pre- vious to 1887 it was used as ...
... field work shows the condition of the soil which served for our investigation : - Field F. The field selected for this purpose is 300 feet long and 137 feet wide , running on a level from east to west . Pre- vious to 1887 it was used as ...
Contents
Public Winter Meeting of the Board at Amherst | 13 |
The Mission of the Agricultural Colleges | 50 |
The Business Side of Agriculture By J H Hale | 84 |
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