The Farmer's MagazineRogerson and Tuxford, 1843 |
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... Experiments , agricultural . 398 Experiments , agricultural , and distinction of soils , 355 Experiments in turnip growing , 93 Experiments on concentrated and saline manures , for top - dressing and drilling - in , 409 FARMERS ' CLUBS ...
... Experiments , agricultural . 398 Experiments , agricultural , and distinction of soils , 355 Experiments in turnip growing , 93 Experiments on concentrated and saline manures , for top - dressing and drilling - in , 409 FARMERS ' CLUBS ...
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... experiments with , 170 , 306 , 407 , 435 Guano , extracts from an essay by Mr. J. Napier , jun . , 184 Gypsum as manure , 211 , 218 Gypsum , experiment , the , 271 , 275 , 358 Hadleigh farmer's club , 134 Harkaway , a celebrated ...
... experiments with , 170 , 306 , 407 , 435 Guano , extracts from an essay by Mr. J. Napier , jun . , 184 Gypsum as manure , 211 , 218 Gypsum , experiment , the , 271 , 275 , 358 Hadleigh farmer's club , 134 Harkaway , a celebrated ...
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... experiment . - Five sheep were placed under a shed and allowed to run about , at a temperature of 49 ° ; they consumed at first 82lbs . of food per day , then 70lbs . , and at the end of the time had increased in weight 23lbs . 3rd ex ...
... experiment . - Five sheep were placed under a shed and allowed to run about , at a temperature of 49 ° ; they consumed at first 82lbs . of food per day , then 70lbs . , and at the end of the time had increased in weight 23lbs . 3rd ex ...
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... experiment on five acres , by using guano mixed with charcoal dust , after the rate of 24 cwt . to the statute acre , which seemed to give an impulse to nature , and caused the grass to be very forward . The cost of the guano was 16s ...
... experiment on five acres , by using guano mixed with charcoal dust , after the rate of 24 cwt . to the statute acre , which seemed to give an impulse to nature , and caused the grass to be very forward . The cost of the guano was 16s ...
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... experiment was made - it might be very different from that upon which mine was made , the particulars of which I gave at Lytham ; but in addition to that case , I am pre- pared to prove that there is great advantage in amount of produce ...
... experiment was made - it might be very different from that upon which mine was made , the particulars of which I gave at Lytham ; but in addition to that case , I am pre- pared to prove that there is great advantage in amount of produce ...
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Página 145 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Página 138 - And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat :
Página 268 - ... have not the slightest reason for believing that the nitrogen of the atmosphere takes part in the processes of assimilation of plants and animals; on the contrary, we know that many plants emit the nitrogen which is absorbed by their roots, either in the gaseous form, or in solution in water. But there are on the other hand numerous facts, showing, that the formation in plants of substances containing nitrogen, such as gluten, takes place in proportion to the quantity of this element which is...
Página 136 - I manure. The discovery of such principles will be the task of a future generation, for what can be expected from the present, which recoils with seeming distrust and aversion from all the means of assistance offered it by chemistry, and which does not understand the art of making a rational application...
Página 144 - There is scarcely any wellinformed person, who, if he has but the will, has not also the power to add something essential to the general stock of knowledge, if he will only observe regularly and methodically some particular class of facts which may most excite his attention, or which his situation may best enable him to study with effect.
Página 400 - ... embraced without even an attempt being made to discover the component parts of manure, or to become acquainted with its nature. In addition to the general conditions, such as heat, light, moisture, and the component parts of the atmosphere, which are necessary for the growth of all plants, certain substances are found to exercise a peculiar influence on the development of particular families.
Página 24 - And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
Página 272 - The ammonia emitted from stables and necessaries is always in combination with carbonic acid. Carbonate of ammonia and sulphate of lime (gypsum) cannot be brought together at common temperatures, without mutual decomposition. The ammonia enters into combination with the sulphuric acid, and the carbonic acid with the lime, forming compounds which are not volatile, and, consequently, destitute of all smell.
Página 215 - The most easy and practical mode of effecting their division is to pour over the bones, in a state of fine powder, half of their weight of sulphuric acid diluted with three or four parts of water...
Página 103 - A person was carting some of this craig for a garden- walk, and in conveying it over a black barren soil, the cart broke down and scattered the contents ; the driver, instead of collecting the craig, spread it over the surface where it lay. The field was after this prepared for turnips in the usual way, and much to the...