Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of EnglandRoyal Agricultural Society of England, 1870 - Agriculture Vols. for 1933- include the societys Farmers' guide to agricultural research. |
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... fed on the grass , and that butter - tainting food , the turnip , is no longer needed . 1868 had an unusually dry summer , and very high prices prevailed in consequence , the make of butter being deficient ; the season 1869 , therefore ...
... fed on the grass , and that butter - tainting food , the turnip , is no longer needed . 1868 had an unusually dry summer , and very high prices prevailed in consequence , the make of butter being deficient ; the season 1869 , therefore ...
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... feeding and meadow land , while the latter is almost exclusively devoted to the growth of corn . In climate , the Polder - region resembles the adjoining portion of Flanders , differing only to such an extent as may be caused by the in ...
... feeding and meadow land , while the latter is almost exclusively devoted to the growth of corn . In climate , the Polder - region resembles the adjoining portion of Flanders , differing only to such an extent as may be caused by the in ...
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... fed on soup , clover , and grass , would sell for quite as much as that from feeding beasts , even if they were given a large quantity of linseed- cake . The heaviest dressing of manure is habitually given for potatoes , generally 20 ...
... fed on soup , clover , and grass , would sell for quite as much as that from feeding beasts , even if they were given a large quantity of linseed- cake . The heaviest dressing of manure is habitually given for potatoes , generally 20 ...
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... fed on them . A good crop of carrots in wheat will weigh about 8 tons per acre , but in flax they yield a larger crop . Where many carrots are grown , a few draft cows are fed off , as these roots are found more productive of fat than ...
... fed on them . A good crop of carrots in wheat will weigh about 8 tons per acre , but in flax they yield a larger crop . Where many carrots are grown , a few draft cows are fed off , as these roots are found more productive of fat than ...
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... fed by the produce of the farm . We quote this little episode to show that statements made in good faith , by even well - informed men , must , in the ab- sence of ... feeding land - irrigated Report on the Agriculture of Belgium . 23.
... fed by the produce of the farm . We quote this little episode to show that statements made in good faith , by even well - informed men , must , in the ab- sence of ... feeding land - irrigated Report on the Agriculture of Belgium . 23.
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