Truck-farming at the South. A Guide to the Raising of Vegetables for Northern Markets. ... IllustratedOrange Judd Company, 1883 - 270 páginas |
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... matter ; a light , deep , sandy loam , with plenty of humus , or vegetable matter . Ex- perience has shown that , without this , crops will not yield as well in proportion to the quantity of manure applied . Locations in the immediate ...
... matter ; a light , deep , sandy loam , with plenty of humus , or vegetable matter . Ex- perience has shown that , without this , crops will not yield as well in proportion to the quantity of manure applied . Locations in the immediate ...
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... matter ; and the darker the soil is from decomposing vegetable matter , the warmer will it become . The warmth of light - colored sands is attribut- able to their conductive power . Half the crop depends sometimes upon the previous ...
... matter ; and the darker the soil is from decomposing vegetable matter , the warmer will it become . The warmth of light - colored sands is attribut- able to their conductive power . Half the crop depends sometimes upon the previous ...
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... matter to the farmer is , thorough culturë , or keeping the earth fine and mellow among the plants . Stirring the soil can scarcely be repeated too often during the earlier periods of growth , or until there is danger of injury to the ...
... matter to the farmer is , thorough culturë , or keeping the earth fine and mellow among the plants . Stirring the soil can scarcely be repeated too often during the earlier periods of growth , or until there is danger of injury to the ...
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... matters of all kinds , or from minerals . Every kind of matter which , when added to the soil , promotes the growth of a plant , whether by being itself directly taken up by its roots , or by chemically altering any heretofore existing ...
... matters of all kinds , or from minerals . Every kind of matter which , when added to the soil , promotes the growth of a plant , whether by being itself directly taken up by its roots , or by chemically altering any heretofore existing ...
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... matter undergoing decay , which gives the dark color to fertile soils , disintegrates miner- al substances , supplies large quantities of carbonic acid , ammonia , and nitrates , and is indispensable to fertility ; and yet the direct ...
... matter undergoing decay , which gives the dark color to fertile soils , disintegrates miner- al substances , supplies large quantities of carbonic acid , ammonia , and nitrates , and is indispensable to fertility ; and yet the direct ...
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