The Cultivator: A Monthly Publication, Devoted to Agriculture, Volumen7L. Tucker, 1850 |
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... experience are always consider- ed by him worthy of attention . Let me then say at once , that I look upon science as an auxiliary to practice . We all know that good corn and wheat may be grown , and have been grown , by men who scorn ...
... experience are always consider- ed by him worthy of attention . Let me then say at once , that I look upon science as an auxiliary to practice . We all know that good corn and wheat may be grown , and have been grown , by men who scorn ...
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... experience of their effects , had come to like the odors of the most powerful manures . I once saw a bottle opened under his nose , whose con- tents had the vilest smell that I ever perceived , and my laboratory occupations have given ...
... experience of their effects , had come to like the odors of the most powerful manures . I once saw a bottle opened under his nose , whose con- tents had the vilest smell that I ever perceived , and my laboratory occupations have given ...
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... experience , my impressions are that the sub- soil plow might be introduced under these circum- stances of the soil with great advantage . Has this plow been introduced in the cultivation of sandy or light soils , and what are the ...
... experience , my impressions are that the sub- soil plow might be introduced under these circum- stances of the soil with great advantage . Has this plow been introduced in the cultivation of sandy or light soils , and what are the ...
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... experience in the appli- cation of the Whale - oil soap to the trees early in the spring , by which he prevented a recurrence of the plague . If I can obtain the details with suffi- cient accuracy , I will forward them for publication ...
... experience in the appli- cation of the Whale - oil soap to the trees early in the spring , by which he prevented a recurrence of the plague . If I can obtain the details with suffi- cient accuracy , I will forward them for publication ...
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... experience of them , as to their mutton , as yet ; but some wethers have proved very good . I think the breed fattens readily . " They take their name as a breed , from the Che . viot range of hills , on the border of England and ...
... experience of them , as to their mutton , as yet ; but some wethers have proved very good . I think the breed fattens readily . " They take their name as a breed , from the Che . viot range of hills , on the border of England and ...
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Página 155 - ANNUAL OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY ; or, Year Book of Facts in Science and Art, exhibiting the most important Discoveries and Improvements in Mechanics, Useful Arts, Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Astronomy, Meteorology, Zoology, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology, Geography, Antiquities, etc.
Página 57 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Página 67 - ... ideas. And although kingdoms and provinces may be wrested from the hands that hold them, in the same manner they were obtained; although ordinary and vulgar power may, in human affairs, be lost as it has been won; yet it is the glorious prerogative of the empire of knowledge, that what it gains it never loses.
Página 38 - To DIFFUSE KNOWLEDGE. It is proposed— 1. To publish a series of periodical reports on the progress of the different branches of knowledge ; and, 2. To publish occasionally separate treatises on subjects of general interest.
Página 215 - ... Increased usefulness, such as permanency in dyes, improved forms and arrangements in articles of utility, &c. Superior quality, or superior skill in workmanship. New use of known materials. Use of new materials. New combinations of materials, as in metals and pottery. Beauty of design in form, or colour, or both, with reference to utility. Cheapness, relatively to excellence of production. In the department of SCULPTURE, MODELS, and the PLASTIC ART, the rewards will have reference to the beauty...
Página 103 - Ill carcass and appearance I hesitate not to say they are the most unsightly flock of the kind I ever met with. The Spaniards entertained an opinion that a looseness of skin under the throat, and other parts, contributed to the increase of fleece. This system the French have so much enlarged on that they have produced, in this flock, individuals with dewlaps almost down to the knees, and folds of skin on the neck, like frills, covering nearly the head. Several of these animals seem to possess pelts...
Página 37 - FOR THE INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG MEN.
Página 216 - OR, THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SCIENCE AND THE ART OF PRACTICAL Farming. Prize Essay of the New York State Agricultural Society. By JOHN P. NORTON, MA, Professor of Scientific Agriculture in Yale College. Adapted to tb
Página 57 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep ; so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Página 225 - ... of matter soluble in water is contained in it. This is assuredly at an earlier period of its growth than when it has shot into seed, for it is then that woody matter predominates ; a substance totally insoluble in water, and therefore less calculated to serve as food to animals than substances capable of assuming a soluble condition. This is the first point for consideration in the production of hay, since it ought to be the object of the farmer to preserve the hay for winter use in the condition...