The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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... observed between the depth of ploughing and the quantity of manure usually spread , which on better soils might be safely disregarded . There are few which it is not requisite to plough to the depth of six inches , and for many the ...
... observed between the depth of ploughing and the quantity of manure usually spread , which on better soils might be safely disregarded . There are few which it is not requisite to plough to the depth of six inches , and for many the ...
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... observed , vegetates more rapidly and vigorously than old ; and the more healthy and vigorous the plants are , the more likely they are to escape de- predation . The sowing of turnips with grain is by many recommended in this con ...
... observed , vegetates more rapidly and vigorously than old ; and the more healthy and vigorous the plants are , the more likely they are to escape de- predation . The sowing of turnips with grain is by many recommended in this con ...
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... observed that on this plan the crops must be all particularly well hoed , and kept properly clean ; and that the turnips , peas , and beans , must be put in double rows , on three feet ridges ; the cab- bages in single rows of three ...
... observed that on this plan the crops must be all particularly well hoed , and kept properly clean ; and that the turnips , peas , and beans , must be put in double rows , on three feet ridges ; the cab- bages in single rows of three ...
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... observation Justifies from fact , that whatever tends to form in beasts a state of feeling unirritated by fear ... observed nearly to de- stroy the produce of fields treated in a dif- ferent manner , by being permitted to run to ...
... observation Justifies from fact , that whatever tends to form in beasts a state of feeling unirritated by fear ... observed nearly to de- stroy the produce of fields treated in a dif- ferent manner , by being permitted to run to ...
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... observed , that when stiff land is dry and crumbling , it is a sure indication of its goodness , as the adhesive quality of a sandy soil is , with respect to that species of land , an equally decisive symptom in its fa- vour . That ...
... observed , that when stiff land is dry and crumbling , it is a sure indication of its goodness , as the adhesive quality of a sandy soil is , with respect to that species of land , an equally decisive symptom in its fa- vour . That ...
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