Transactions of the New-York State Agricultural Society for the Year ..., Volumen3The Society, 1844 |
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... given up to the roots of plants , and thereby promote their growth . A pint of human urine contains ammonia enough to supply a bushel of wheat with all the nitrogen it needs . And it is worthy of remark that wheat well supplied with ...
... given up to the roots of plants , and thereby promote their growth . A pint of human urine contains ammonia enough to supply a bushel of wheat with all the nitrogen it needs . And it is worthy of remark that wheat well supplied with ...
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... given of the work performed by the implements previous to their exhibition , and of their having been used and approved by some . practical farmer . These premiums are thrown open for competition to any citizens of the United States ...
... given of the work performed by the implements previous to their exhibition , and of their having been used and approved by some . practical farmer . These premiums are thrown open for competition to any citizens of the United States ...
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... given number of cows , in thirty days of the present year -with a particular statement of the method of making and preserving the same with a satisfactory account of the method in which the cows have been fed , and the general ...
... given number of cows , in thirty days of the present year -with a particular statement of the method of making and preserving the same with a satisfactory account of the method in which the cows have been fed , and the general ...
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... STRAW CUTTERS . The $ 8 5 Diploma . In this article the committee were utterly confounded , so numerous and various were the plans and contrivances for performing the labor required . They have , however , generally given the 44 [ ASSEMBLY.
... STRAW CUTTERS . The $ 8 5 Diploma . In this article the committee were utterly confounded , so numerous and various were the plans and contrivances for performing the labor required . They have , however , generally given the 44 [ ASSEMBLY.
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New York State Agricultural Society. required . They have , however , generally given the preference to the straight and plain cutting edge , and therefore award the premiums as follows : 1st , to Nathan Parish of Rush , Monroe county ...
New York State Agricultural Society. required . They have , however , generally given the preference to the straight and plain cutting edge , and therefore award the premiums as follows : 1st , to Nathan Parish of Rush , Monroe county ...
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Página 123 - To him that hath shall be given ; and from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
Página 111 - ... product which enters into the composition of the bile ; that in such a condition, the health may be benefited by the use of compounds which are capable of supplying the place of the nitrogenized product produced in the healthy state of the body, and essential to the production of an important element of respiration.
Página 187 - Keep the beds free from weeds; plow the alleys and cover the tops, as before directed, two or three times during the season. The alleys will now form deep and narrow ditches, and if it becomes difficult to obtain good earth for covering the tops, that operation may be omitted after the second time this season. Care should be taken, when covering the tops, to keep the edges of the beds as high as the middle; otherwise the water from heavy showers will run off, and the crop suffer from drought. THE...
Página 187 - ... off, and the crop suffer from drought. The third year. — Very little labor or attention is required. The plants will now cover the whole ground. If any weeds are seen, they must be pulled out; otherwise their roots will cause trouble when harvesting the madder. The crop is sometimes dug the third year ; and if the soil and cultivation have been good, and the seasons...
Página 102 - That this society regards the establishment of an agricultural institute and pattern farm in this State, where shall be taught thoroughly and alike the science, the practice, and the profits of good husbandry, as an object of great importance...
Página 186 - After the first time covering, repeat the weeding when necessary, and run a single horse plow through the alleys several times to keep the earth clean and mellow. As soon as the plants again become ten or twelve inches high, bend down and cover them as before, repeating the operation as often as necessary, which is commonly three times the first season. The last time may be as late as September, or later, if no frosts occur. By covering the tops in this manner, they change to roots, and the design...
Página 340 - But how many dark recesses of the earth has agriculture illumined with its blessings ! How many firesides has it lighted up with radiant gladness ! How many hearts has it made buoyant with domestic hope ! How often, like the good Samaritan, has it alleviated want and misery, while the priest and...
Página 622 - ... the finger and thumb. It is, however, more effectually removed by gently raising the plate of perforated zinc from the bottom, by the ringed handles, by which means the whole of the cream is lifted off in a sheet, without remixing any part with the milk below.
Página 337 - But that is a great mistake. God told Adam that the ground was cursed for his sake; but not that his labor was cursed. He told him that in the sweat of his face he should eat his bread till he returned to the ground. But so far from labor partaking of the curse, it was given him as the means of triumphing over the curse. The ground was to produce thorns and thistles, but labor was to extir'pate...
Página 101 - Knevels for the able and instructive address delivered by him this evening, and that he be requested to furnish a copy for publication.