Country Life: A Handbook of Agriculture, Horticulture, & Landscape GardeningDinsmoor, 1866 - 912 páginas |
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... sheep , and have endeavored to urge farmers generally to do more to derive , by the aid of sheep , the full value from their farms . When we comprehend the real benefits which sheep confer on their owners , it is diffi- cult to ...
... sheep , and have endeavored to urge farmers generally to do more to derive , by the aid of sheep , the full value from their farms . When we comprehend the real benefits which sheep confer on their owners , it is diffi- cult to ...
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... sheep or deer dung , and lay in a dry place ; then chop in a hay cutter straw or fern leaves ; not a large quantity , but enough when mixed with the manure and clay or loam to give the mass consist- ency ; mix together the manure ...
... sheep or deer dung , and lay in a dry place ; then chop in a hay cutter straw or fern leaves ; not a large quantity , but enough when mixed with the manure and clay or loam to give the mass consist- ency ; mix together the manure ...
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... sheep , deer , or pigeon dung ; dry under cover , and break them till they will pass through a half - inch sieve ; mix all together , and lay the mass closely packed and trodden in a conical heap ; keep the tempera- ture at about 60 ...
... sheep , deer , or pigeon dung ; dry under cover , and break them till they will pass through a half - inch sieve ; mix all together , and lay the mass closely packed and trodden in a conical heap ; keep the tempera- ture at about 60 ...
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... sheep eat them readily . Under all circumstances , however , it is better to carry the loads , tops and all , directly to the barn , and top as you unload . Such leaves as the stock will not consume , may then be thrown through the muck ...
... sheep eat them readily . Under all circumstances , however , it is better to carry the loads , tops and all , directly to the barn , and top as you unload . Such leaves as the stock will not consume , may then be thrown through the muck ...
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... sheep , all reiterate in tones unmistakable to us and to our neighbors , our prosperity and thrift , and bear constant witness to our summer's work . Go to a farmer at such a time if you wish him to contribute to any worthy cause , and ...
... sheep , all reiterate in tones unmistakable to us and to our neighbors , our prosperity and thrift , and bear constant witness to our summer's work . Go to a farmer at such a time if you wish him to contribute to any worthy cause , and ...
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Página 647 - s never a leaf or a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace; The little bird sits at his door in the sun, Atilt like a blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives...
Página 717 - The wind, when first he rose and went abroad Through the waste region, felt himself at fault, Wanting a voice ; and suddenly to earth Descended with a wafture and a swoop, Where, wandering volatile from kind to kind, He wooed the several trees to give him one. First he besought the ash; the voice she lent Fitfully with a free and lashing change Flung here and there its sad uncertainties: The aspen next ; a fluttered frivolous twitter Was her sole tribute : from the willow came, So long as dainty...
Página 647 - His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and sings ; He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest, — In the nice ear of nature which song is the best ? Now is the high-tide of the year, And whatever of life hath ebbed away Comes flooding back with a ripply cheer, Into every bare inlet and creek and bay ; Now the heart is so full that a drop overfills it. We are happy now because God wills it...
Página 648 - Tis the natural way of living: Who knows whither the clouds have fled? In the unscarred heaven they leave no wake; And the eyes forget the tears they have shed, The heart forgets its sorrow and ache...
Página 647 - Tis enough for us now that the leaves are green ; We sit in the warm shade and feel right well How the sap creeps up and the blossoms swell ; We may shut our eyes, but we cannot help knowing That skies are clear and grass is growing ; The breeze comes whispering in our ear, That dandelions are blossoming near, That maize has sprouted, that streams are flowing, That the river is bluer than the sky, That the robin is plastering his house hard by...
Página 647 - The little bird sits at his door in the sun, A-tilt like a blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives ; His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and ringa He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest: In the nice ear of Nature which song is the best...
Página 647 - The flush of life may well be seen Thrilling back over hills and valleys ; The cowslip startles in meadows green, The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice, And there's never a leaf nor a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace...
Página 48 - Moss ; and the result was, that on a mean of 35 observations the drained soil at 7 inches in depth was 10° warmer than the undrained at the same depth. The undrained soil' never exceeded 47°, whereas after a thunderstorm the drained reached 66°, at 7 inches, and 48° at 31 inches. Such were the effects at an early period of the year on a black bog. They suggest some idea of what they are, when in July or August thunder-rain at 60° or 70° falls on a surface heated to 130°, and carries down with...
Página 647 - Atilt like a blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives ; His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and sings. He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest, — In the nice ear of Nature which song is the best? Now is the high-tide of the year, And whatever of life hath ebbed away Comes flooding back with a ripply cheer...
Página 118 - the cubic contents of air to be heated per minute be multiplied by the number of degrees it is to be warmed, and the result be divided by twice the difference between the temperature of the house and that of the surface of the pipes, the result will be the feet of surface of iron pipe required. " Thus, if 1000 cubic feet per minute are to be warmed, and the extreme case is supposed to be that when the external air is 20°, the house should be...