The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat IndustryO. Judd, 1908 - 369 páginas |
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... Agriculture ; by Mr. Wm . Saunders , Director of the Central Experimental Farm , Canada ; and by Mr. W. M. Hays , Assistant Secretary of Agriculture of the United States . One of the most important f the several institutions which are ...
... Agriculture ; by Mr. Wm . Saunders , Director of the Central Experimental Farm , Canada ; and by Mr. W. M. Hays , Assistant Secretary of Agriculture of the United States . One of the most important f the several institutions which are ...
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... agricultural or economic section of every library should certainly contain a general reference book on wheat . The method of treating the subject demanded by i these needs was one that would appeal to the popular vii.
... agricultural or economic section of every library should certainly contain a general reference book on wheat . The method of treating the subject demanded by i these needs was one that would appeal to the popular vii.
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... agriculture decided that , tested by American conditions , there were 245 leading varieties . No one variety is best under all conditions , but climate , soil , and the purpose for which wheat is raised must in each case determine which ...
... agriculture decided that , tested by American conditions , there were 245 leading varieties . No one variety is best under all conditions , but climate , soil , and the purpose for which wheat is raised must in each case determine which ...
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... Agricultural Department , where it stands today as the largest yield for a thousand - acre field ever reported . " The greatest wheat crop ever recorded in the world's history as being pro- duced from unfertilized land was that of ...
... Agricultural Department , where it stands today as the largest yield for a thousand - acre field ever reported . " The greatest wheat crop ever recorded in the world's history as being pro- duced from unfertilized land was that of ...
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... agricultural class as are apropos for a consideration of the institutional de- velopment relevant to the culture of ... agriculture is an occu- pation in nature and conditions such as to require isolation of those engaged in it , with ...
... agricultural class as are apropos for a consideration of the institutional de- velopment relevant to the culture of ... agriculture is an occu- pation in nature and conditions such as to require isolation of those engaged in it , with ...
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Página 19 - This preservation of favourable individual differences and variations, and the destruction of those which are injurious, I have called Natural Selection, or the Survival of the Fittest.
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Página 351 - As a rule, a book of this sort is dry and uninteresting, but in this case it reads like a novel. The author has put into it his individuality. The story of the properties of the soils, their improvement and management, as well as a discussion of the problems of crop growing and crop feeding, make this book equally valuable to the farmer, student and teacher. There are many illustrations of a practical character, each one suggesting some fundamental principle in soil management. 303 pages.