Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Volume 46W. White, 1898 - Agriculture |
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... soils , but contain a large amount of fine silt , the next thing to clay , and are retentive of moisture . A soil expert , by determining the fineness of the soil in his laboratory , can say positively whether a soil will grow a light ...
... soils , but contain a large amount of fine silt , the next thing to clay , and are retentive of moisture . A soil expert , by determining the fineness of the soil in his laboratory , can say positively whether a soil will grow a light ...
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... soil , has been able to maintain itself ; but it has outgrown the soil , and it is dependent for its bread and butter , for its elements of sub- sistence , upon other lands across the sea , and it would have perished long ago had it not ...
... soil , has been able to maintain itself ; but it has outgrown the soil , and it is dependent for its bread and butter , for its elements of sub- sistence , upon other lands across the sea , and it would have perished long ago had it not ...
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... soil , and humus is neces- sary to the best conditions of fertility and productiveness . It increases the capacity of the soil to retain and conduct water ; it promotes beneficial chemical changes among the different soil constituents ...
... soil , and humus is neces- sary to the best conditions of fertility and productiveness . It increases the capacity of the soil to retain and conduct water ; it promotes beneficial chemical changes among the different soil constituents ...
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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