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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... portion of moisture . With respect to the for- mer , the fermentation of dung appears to be the best method hitherto discovered ; and as to the different kinds of earths to be applied for the improvement of particular soils , the ...
... portion of moisture . With respect to the for- mer , the fermentation of dung appears to be the best method hitherto discovered ; and as to the different kinds of earths to be applied for the improvement of particular soils , the ...
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... portion of nourish- ment . They serve likewise as a harbour for worms , the only effectual way to clear the ground from which is to burn it ; the old and the young , together with their eggs , being thus destroyed or smothered . The ...
... portion of nourish- ment . They serve likewise as a harbour for worms , the only effectual way to clear the ground from which is to burn it ; the old and the young , together with their eggs , being thus destroyed or smothered . The ...
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... portion of vegetable food from the soil , perish abortively . The state of the land , therefore , must necessarily and obviously be left far better by the new mode than by the old . The practice of drill - husbandry has been justly ...
... portion of vegetable food from the soil , perish abortively . The state of the land , therefore , must necessarily and obviously be left far better by the new mode than by the old . The practice of drill - husbandry has been justly ...
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... portion than that of barley , and by supe- rior quantity more than compensate for being sold at the smaller price . To relieve the business of the succeeding months , oats may sometimes be sown in January ; with- out this view , however ...
... portion than that of barley , and by supe- rior quantity more than compensate for being sold at the smaller price . To relieve the business of the succeeding months , oats may sometimes be sown in January ; with- out this view , however ...
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... portion which may be left in the udder seems gradually to be absorbed into the system , and no more is formed than enough to supply the loss of what is taken away , and by the continuance of the same mode a yet farther diminution of the ...
... portion which may be left in the udder seems gradually to be absorbed into the system , and no more is formed than enough to supply the loss of what is taken away , and by the continuance of the same mode a yet farther diminution of the ...
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