The Farmer's MagazineRogerson and Tuxford, 1854 |
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Pagina 288 - And GOD said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
Pagina 33 - Islands: Comprehending the Natural and Economical History of Species and Varieties ; the Description of the Properties of external Form ; and Observations on the Principles and Practice of Breeding. By D. Low, Esq., FRSE With Wood Engravings. 8vo. price 25s. Low.— Elements of Practical Agriculture ; comprehending the Cultivation of Plants, the Husbandry of the Domestic Animals, and the Economy of the Farm.
Pagina 288 - And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air ; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them : and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Pagina 178 - ... that, on the other side of the Atlantic as well as on this...
Pagina 344 - The best natural soils are those of which the materials have been derived from different strata ; which have been minutely divided by air and water, and are intimately blended together ; and in improving soils artificially, the farmer cannot do better than imitate the processes of nature. The materials necessary for the purpose are seldom far distant : coarse sand is often found immediately on chalk ; and beds of sand and gravel are common below clay. The...
Pagina 97 - THE ECONOMY OF WASTE MANURES : a Treatise on the Nature and Use of Neglected Fertilizers. By JOHN HANNAM. Written for the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, and published by permission of the Council.
Pagina 196 - The neck seeming to project straight from the chest, so that there is, with the slightest possible deviation, one continued horizontal line from the rump to the poll. The breast broad and...
Pagina 33 - The agriculturist's manual ; being a familiar description of the agricultural plants cultivated in Europe, including...
Pagina 344 - ... by man, or consumed by animals, the vegetable matter increases in such a proportion that the soil approaches to a peat in its nature ; and if in a situation where it can receive water from a higher district, it becomes spongy, and permeated with that fluid, and is gradually rendered incapable of supporting the nobler classes of vegetables.
Pagina 343 - ... clay, and carbonate of lime, with some animal or vegetable matter ; and which are so loose and light as to be freely permeable to the atmosphere.