Report of the Secretary of Agriculture ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1869 |
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... trees have also been disseminated . Great care is taken to pre- serve the nomenclature , to guard against errors in the numerous varie- ties cultivated . The utility of the garden is not confined to the propa- gation and distribution of ...
... trees have also been disseminated . Great care is taken to pre- serve the nomenclature , to guard against errors in the numerous varie- ties cultivated . The utility of the garden is not confined to the propa- gation and distribution of ...
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... trees and shrubs , with the name of each conspicuously attached , arranged with artistic discrimination , and the minds of students will necessarily be drawn to the study of the vegetable kingdom . To know how to plant and cultivate a tree ...
... trees and shrubs , with the name of each conspicuously attached , arranged with artistic discrimination , and the minds of students will necessarily be drawn to the study of the vegetable kingdom . To know how to plant and cultivate a tree ...
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... trees or moss , in search of their prey , which consists of other insects . Some of the Eu- ropean species , however , are said to attack grain , and the larva of our 2 . * 3 . native Omophron labiatum , ( 2 ) ( Say , 2 , p . 495 ) , a ...
... trees or moss , in search of their prey , which consists of other insects . Some of the Eu- ropean species , however , are said to attack grain , and the larva of our 2 . * 3 . native Omophron labiatum , ( 2 ) ( Say , 2 , p . 495 ) , a ...
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... trees , and some of the minute species are stated by Westwood to reside in the nests of ants . One of the sub - family , Murmidiida , ( 28 ) is stated by European writers to live in old rice . Family twelfth , Scaphidiida , thirteenth ...
... trees , and some of the minute species are stated by Westwood to reside in the nests of ants . One of the sub - family , Murmidiida , ( 28 ) is stated by European writers to live in old rice . Family twelfth , Scaphidiida , thirteenth ...
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... trees , where it feeds upon the wood ; the pupa is formed in large pods or cocoons made of the loose dust and dirt of the tree , and the perfect 51 . beetle appears from June to August , and feeds upon FOOD AND HABITS OF BEETLES . 85.
... trees , where it feeds upon the wood ; the pupa is formed in large pods or cocoons made of the loose dust and dirt of the tree , and the perfect 51 . beetle appears from June to August , and feeds upon FOOD AND HABITS OF BEETLES . 85.
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Report of the Secretary of Agriculture ... United States. Department of Agriculture Vista completa - 1850 |
Report of the Secretary of Agriculture ... United States. Department of Agriculture Vista completa - 1880 |
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Página 468 - ... that he is a citizen of the United States, or has declared his intention to become such...
Página 467 - The receiver will then issue to the purchaser a duplicate receipt, and at the close of the month the register and receiver will make returns of the sale to the General Land Office, from...
Página 469 - In making final proof it is indispensable, under the statute, that the homestead party shall appear in person at the district land office, and there make the affidavit required of him by law in support of his claim.
Página 312 - ... top of the left hand over the constricted portion, the grasp relaxed, and the insect permitted to escape through the opening into its interior. The glass is then closed below by the left hand on the outside of the net, and may be transferred to the top of the collecting box, when it can be quieted by chloroform...
Página 178 - ... planted for several years, until the seed was lost by freezing during the winter. At St. Michael's they did not do well. Salad was successful, but cabbages would not head. The white round turnips grown at St. Michael's were the best I ever saw anywhere, and very large, many of them weighing uve or six pounds.
Página 186 - Youkon territory we cannot look for self-supporting agricultural districts, nor reasonably expect any one to obtain a sustenance by farming alone ; still the settler called there to develop the resources of the country, be they lumber, fish or furs, may have milk in his tea, and many vegetables on his table, if he possess the energy and knowledge to make the most of his opportunities. It will not be necessary for him to rely on the products of the chase alone, if he will but take the necessary care...
Página 543 - The trustees intend that the instruction given shall be "of such a character as to secure to the student the discipline of mind, and the practical experience necessary for .entering upon other callings." It will be a special object of the trustees to counteract the increasing disinclination, towards manual labor, and to vindicate its dignity by showing that it is compatible with intellectual culture and social refinement. The course of study will occupy four years. Its essential features are indicated...
Página 544 - Three hours of each day shall be devoted by every student of the college to labor upon the farm, and no person shall be exempt except for physical disability. By a vote of the board of agriculture, at such seasons and in such exigencies as demand it, the hours of labor may be increased to four hours or diminished to two and one-half hours.
Página 469 - Where both parents die, leaving infant heirs, the homestead may be sold for cash for the benefit of such heirs, and the purchaser will receive title from the United States. The sale of a, homestead claim by the settler to another party before completion of title is not recognized by the General Land Office, and not only vests no title or equities in the purchaser, but is prima facie evidence of abandonment, and gives cause for the cancellation of the claim. To the government only may a claim be relinquished;...
Página 467 - The manner of proceeding to acquire title with this class of paper is the same as in cash and warrant cases, the fees to be paid being the same as on warrants. The location of this scrip at private entry is restricted to three sections in each township of land...