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Page ix
... machine culture , in order to increase the productiveness of the soil , and to secure the crops with greater certainty and despatch . I have directed attention to the state of the land , and the im- provements required before machine ...
... machine culture , in order to increase the productiveness of the soil , and to secure the crops with greater certainty and despatch . I have directed attention to the state of the land , and the im- provements required before machine ...
Page xiv
... Eastern agriculture • American agriculture Arthur Young and Robert Bakewell The plough Steam machinery Reaping machines 162 · 164 · 165 · 167 • 169 • 176 LECTURE III . ON THE RISE OF CIVIL AND MECHANICAL xiv CONTENTS .
... Eastern agriculture • American agriculture Arthur Young and Robert Bakewell The plough Steam machinery Reaping machines 162 · 164 · 165 · 167 • 169 • 176 LECTURE III . ON THE RISE OF CIVIL AND MECHANICAL xiv CONTENTS .
Page 141
... machine would carry ) . Mean . = 1085.0 = 3924.8 2185.0 All the sandstones gave way suddenly , and without any revious cracking or warning . The 3 - in . cubes appeared f ordinary description ; the 6 - in . was fine grained , appeared ...
... machine would carry ) . Mean . = 1085.0 = 3924.8 2185.0 All the sandstones gave way suddenly , and without any revious cracking or warning . The 3 - in . cubes appeared f ordinary description ; the 6 - in . was fine grained , appeared ...
Page 163
... machines of similar descriptions . To another very ancient race , the Egyptians and Romans , as well as ourselves , were probably indebted for the discovery and application of many of the machines by which we cultivate the soil . The ...
... machines of similar descriptions . To another very ancient race , the Egyptians and Romans , as well as ourselves , were probably indebted for the discovery and application of many of the machines by which we cultivate the soil . The ...
Page 169
... machines of which I wish to treat are so numerous and important that I shall have to pass over many essential to high cultivation . Good implements are the twin - sisters of good cultivation , and the latter cannot be secured without ...
... machines of which I wish to treat are so numerous and important that I shall have to pass over many essential to high cultivation . Good implements are the twin - sisters of good cultivation , and the latter cannot be secured without ...
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