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The plains and mountain slopes of Sicily produce wheat, the upper limit of its
growth having been given in 1863 as 2,500 feet in altitude. A member of the
Manitoba legislature, Mr. Burrows, has claimed that fifteen years of history show
that ...
The plains and mountain slopes of Sicily produce wheat, the upper limit of its
growth having been given in 1863 as 2,500 feet in altitude. A member of the
Manitoba legislature, Mr. Burrows, has claimed that fifteen years of history show
that ...
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... over practically all of America lying outside of frigid zone climates.
IMPORTANCE. Quantitative. — Both in the quantity produced and in its value,
wheat is the world's king of cereals. Recent statistics show, however, that
800,000,000 persons, ...
... over practically all of America lying outside of frigid zone climates.
IMPORTANCE. Quantitative. — Both in the quantity produced and in its value,
wheat is the world's king of cereals. Recent statistics show, however, that
800,000,000 persons, ...
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The most important cereal produced in the United States, measured in bushels or
dollars, is corn, and wheat stands second. From the census we find that the
United States produced in 1899, including farm animals and their products, ...
The most important cereal produced in the United States, measured in bushels or
dollars, is corn, and wheat stands second. From the census we find that the
United States produced in 1899, including farm animals and their products, ...
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Humboldt put on record that in Mexico each grain of wheat produced 40 to 70
stalks. It is probable that each of these men was seeing with the eyes of an
enthusiast. The Growth of a Wheat Plant is the aggregate result of the
enlargement and ...
Humboldt put on record that in Mexico each grain of wheat produced 40 to 70
stalks. It is probable that each of these men was seeing with the eyes of an
enthusiast. The Growth of a Wheat Plant is the aggregate result of the
enlargement and ...
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The Minnesota station found that the wheat plant produced nearly one-half its dry
and three-fourths its mineral matter by the end of 50 days. This included 75 per
cent of the potash, 80 per cent of the phosphoric acid, and 86 per cent of the ...
The Minnesota station found that the wheat plant produced nearly one-half its dry
and three-fourths its mineral matter by the end of 50 days. This included 75 per
cent of the potash, 80 per cent of the phosphoric acid, and 86 per cent of the ...
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Página 77 - Argentine Republic. February and March — Upper Egypt. India. April — Lower Egypt, India. Syria, Cyprus, Persia, Asia Minor, Mexico, Cuba. May — Texas. Algeria. Central Asia, China, Japan. Morocco. June — California, Oregon. Mississippi, Alabama. Georgia. North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, Kansas, Arkansas. Utah, Colorado, Missouri. Turkey, Greece. Italy. Spain, Portujral, south of France.
Página 374 - Agronomy, Cornell University. If you raise five acres of any kind of grain you cannot afford to be without this book. It is in every way the best book on the subject that has ever been written. It treats of the cultivation and improvement of every grain crop raised in America in a thoroughly practical and accurate manner.
Página 36 - 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.
Página 374 - The Cereals in America," by the same author, it treats of the cultivation and improvement of every one of the forage and fiber crops. With this book in hand, you have the latest and most up-to-date information available.
Página 374 - FD COBURN'S little book on Alfalfa a few years ago has been a profit revelation to thousands of farmers throughout the country, and the increasing demand for still more information on the subject has induced the author to prepare the present volume, which is by far the most authoritative, complete and valuable work on this forage crop published anywhere. It is printed on fine p;iper and illustrated with many full-page photographs that were taken with the especial view of their relation to the text....
Página 374 - By THOMAS F. HUNT, MS, D.Agri., Professor of Agronomy, Cornell University. If you raise five acres of any kind of grain you cannot afford to be without this book. It is in every way the best book on the subject that has ever been written. It treats of the cultivation and improvement of every grain crop raised in America in a thoroughly practical and accurate manner. The subject-matter includes a comprehensive and succinct treatise of wheat, maize, oats, barley, rye, rice, sorghum (kafir corn) and...
Página 77 - Columbia, Belgium, Holland, Great Britain, Denmark, Poland, Central Russia. September and October — Scotland, Sweden, Norway, North of Russia. November — Peru, South Africa.
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Página 373 - A complete, practical work giving descriptions of the more important insects attacking vegetables of all kinds with simple and inexpensive remedies to check and destroy them, together with timely suggestions to prevent their recurrence. A ready reference book for truckers, marketgardeners, farmers as well as others who grow vegetables in...
Página 373 - 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.
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| Título | The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat Industry |
| Autor | Peter Tracy Dondlinger |
| Editor | Orange Judd, 1908 |
| Largo | 369 páginas |
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