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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... rows . Breaking the lumps gives free scope to the finer roots to secure all the available nutriment within the extent of their ramifications , as these finer roots are not capable of penetrating large clods , and thus may be debarred ...
... rows . Breaking the lumps gives free scope to the finer roots to secure all the available nutriment within the extent of their ramifications , as these finer roots are not capable of penetrating large clods , and thus may be debarred ...
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... rows of peas . The latter will be off be- fore the former requires the first working . A further benefit of successive rotation and continued cropping is the destruction of noxious weeds , and of such insects as prey for more than one ...
... rows of peas . The latter will be off be- fore the former requires the first working . A further benefit of successive rotation and continued cropping is the destruction of noxious weeds , and of such insects as prey for more than one ...
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... rows . The drill distributes the seed more evenly , at a uniform depth , and the operation may be performed during the prevalence of high wind . There are a num- ber of seed - drills now offered which do good work . Some of these are so ...
... rows . The drill distributes the seed more evenly , at a uniform depth , and the operation may be performed during the prevalence of high wind . There are a num- ber of seed - drills now offered which do good work . Some of these are so ...
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A. Oemler. with satisfaction . One stirring of the soil between the rows , if attended with thorough weeding , will be cultiva- tion enough for seedlings . As soon as the plants are large enough to be safely handled , they should be ...
A. Oemler. with satisfaction . One stirring of the soil between the rows , if attended with thorough weeding , will be cultiva- tion enough for seedlings . As soon as the plants are large enough to be safely handled , they should be ...
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... rows of watermelon hills four years ago , I caught , by hunting them daily , fifteen hundred and thirty - eight ... rows fifteen or twenty feet apart all over the field , and about the same distance apart in the rows . The leaves are ...
... rows of watermelon hills four years ago , I caught , by hunting them daily , fifteen hundred and thirty - eight ... rows fifteen or twenty feet apart all over the field , and about the same distance apart in the rows . The leaves are ...
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