Transactions of the New-York State Agricultural Society for the Year ..., Volumen3The Society, 1844 |
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... winter or spring wheat in April or May , with signal be- nefit to the crop . Deep ploughing and thorough draining are important aids in wheat culture , for reasons which your committee will not stop to explain . The liberal use of ...
... winter or spring wheat in April or May , with signal be- nefit to the crop . Deep ploughing and thorough draining are important aids in wheat culture , for reasons which your committee will not stop to explain . The liberal use of ...
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... winter by the throwing away of animal heat in this State alone , which heat , be it known , is generated not by burning cheap firewood or coal , but by the combustion of the carbon in hay , grain , and roots , or of fat in the animal ...
... winter by the throwing away of animal heat in this State alone , which heat , be it known , is generated not by burning cheap firewood or coal , but by the combustion of the carbon in hay , grain , and roots , or of fat in the animal ...
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... winter months , or whenever satis- factory experiments can be made- $ 20 for the best experiment report- ed ; second best , two volumes of the Transactions ; third best , a di- ploma . For the best conducted series of experiments in the ...
... winter months , or whenever satis- factory experiments can be made- $ 20 for the best experiment report- ed ; second best , two volumes of the Transactions ; third best , a di- ploma . For the best conducted series of experiments in the ...
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... winter squash . H. N. Langworthy , winter crookneck squashes , twelve varieties of seedling potatoes , water melons , fine sample of pinkeye potatoes , a new variety of musk melon , of exquisite flavor ; specimens of a va- riety of ...
... winter squash . H. N. Langworthy , winter crookneck squashes , twelve varieties of seedling potatoes , water melons , fine sample of pinkeye potatoes , a new variety of musk melon , of exquisite flavor ; specimens of a va- riety of ...
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... winter squashes . John Donnellan , Minorca musk melons and cabbage . E. Waugh , leeks , celery and curled parsley . Richard Cooper , curled parsley , carrots , white solid celery , melons . James Bradford , tomatoes , parsnips , celery ...
... winter squashes . John Donnellan , Minorca musk melons and cabbage . E. Waugh , leeks , celery and curled parsley . Richard Cooper , curled parsley , carrots , white solid celery , melons . James Bradford , tomatoes , parsnips , celery ...
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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.