American FarmerJohn S. Skinner, 1866 |
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Página 41
... land . the air , you will at once realize the value of many operations which we have hitherto only considered as of mechanical value in preparing the laud for seed , by rendering it light , and giv- ing the roots freedom for their ...
... land . the air , you will at once realize the value of many operations which we have hitherto only considered as of mechanical value in preparing the laud for seed , by rendering it light , and giv- ing the roots freedom for their ...
Página 42
... land , and do not in regular course of farm management find their way back again to the land , it is evident that few soils could withstand the removal of this important group of manures without some return being made periodically , and ...
... land , and do not in regular course of farm management find their way back again to the land , it is evident that few soils could withstand the removal of this important group of manures without some return being made periodically , and ...
Página 43
... land is Jug with a fork and allowed to lie rough for the | winter . In the following spring the land is lev- elled and well cleaned by the use of the horse- hoe , and this implement is freely used until the wheat is coming into blossom ...
... land is Jug with a fork and allowed to lie rough for the | winter . In the following spring the land is lev- elled and well cleaned by the use of the horse- hoe , and this implement is freely used until the wheat is coming into blossom ...
Página 44
... land animals ; after the reptiles mammalians were created ; and last of all , man - the most complex organism on the globe . Through im- at the same time the soil is rendered more com- petent for absorbing from the atmosphere nitro ...
... land animals ; after the reptiles mammalians were created ; and last of all , man - the most complex organism on the globe . Through im- at the same time the soil is rendered more com- petent for absorbing from the atmosphere nitro ...
Página 46
... land and land under the plow . In this comparison the estimate is not based upon the yield of what really ranks as the best grass land , as it is taken for granted that that which produces 12 to 15 tons of green food per acre , yearly ...
... land and land under the plow . In this comparison the estimate is not based upon the yield of what really ranks as the best grass land , as it is taken for granted that that which produces 12 to 15 tons of green food per acre , yearly ...
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Página 300 - And purple all the ground with vernal flowers. Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies, The tufted crow-toe and pale jessamine, The white pink, and the pansy...
Página 195 - For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds ; but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and inconstant, descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings, till the little creature was forced to sit down and pant...
Página 21 - Near villages and small towns I have found the nests of humble-bees more numerous than elsewhere, which I attribute to the number of cats that destroy the mice.
Página 33 - He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children.
Página 100 - I love to lose myself in a mystery, to pursue my reason to an O altitudo!
Página 195 - ... of his wings ; till the little creature was forced to sit down and pant, and stay till the storm was over ; and then it made a prosperous flight, and did rise and sing, as if it had learned music and motion from an angel, as he passed sometimes through the air, about his ministries here below : so is the prayer of a good man...
Página 197 - That the mighty Pan Was kindly come to live with them below; Perhaps their loves, or else their sheep, Was all that did their silly thoughts so busy keep.
Página 195 - ... prayer is the peace of our spirit, the stillness of our thoughts, the evenness of recollection, the seat of meditation, the rest of our cares, and the calm of our tempest; prayer is the issue of a quiet mind, of untroubled thoughts, it is the daughter of charity, and the sister of meekness...
Página 195 - ... meditation, the rest of our cares, and the calm of our tempest; prayer is the issue of a quiet mind, of untroubled thoughts; it is the daughter of Charity, and the sister of Meekness; and he that prays to God...
Página 163 - Let not thy jests, like mummy, be made of dead men's flesh. Abuse not any that are departed ; for to wrong their memories is to rob their ghosts of their winding-sheets. Scoff not at the natural defects of any which are not in their power to amend. Oh 'tis cruelty to beat a cripple with his own crutches.