Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Volume 25W. White, 1878 - Agriculture Vols. for 1889-1894, 1906-1912 issued with the Annual report of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station; vols. for 1895-1905 issued with the Annual report of the Hatch Environment Station of the Massachnusetts Agricultural College. |
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Page 119
... grass , " which grows in the South , and in Colorado , and generally on the plains , is one of that kind . I have seen patches of buffalo- grass in Colorado , composed entirely of staminate , or male plants ; and other patches composed ...
... grass , " which grows in the South , and in Colorado , and generally on the plains , is one of that kind . I have seen patches of buffalo- grass in Colorado , composed entirely of staminate , or male plants ; and other patches composed ...
Page 120
... grass is another example where the stigma is thrust out before the stamen appears ; but , in that case , the stigma retains its fresh- ness longer than in the case of the sweet - scented vernal - grass . Possibly cross - fertilization ...
... grass is another example where the stigma is thrust out before the stamen appears ; but , in that case , the stigma retains its fresh- ness longer than in the case of the sweet - scented vernal - grass . Possibly cross - fertilization ...
Page 121
... grass and hay crop . I need not , I am sure , stop to enlarge upon the importance of the subject . I need not remind you that the grass - crop lies at the very foundation of all our prosperity and success as farmers in this northern ...
... grass and hay crop . I need not , I am sure , stop to enlarge upon the importance of the subject . I need not remind you that the grass - crop lies at the very foundation of all our prosperity and success as farmers in this northern ...
Page 122
... grass- lands , and a little less perhaps , comparatively , to their cultivated lands . The old system of farming has now been abandoned on the best - managed farms , and ought to have been abandoned long ago . I remember perfectly well ...
... grass- lands , and a little less perhaps , comparatively , to their cultivated lands . The old system of farming has now been abandoned on the best - managed farms , and ought to have been abandoned long ago . I remember perfectly well ...
Page 123
... grass - lands were run out until an average hay - crop was less than a ton to the acre ! I say we have made some progress , some improvement , since then , a decided improvement . The popular notions in regard to the comparative value ...
... grass - lands were run out until an average hay - crop was less than a ton to the acre ! I say we have made some progress , some improvement , since then , a decided improvement . The popular notions in regard to the comparative value ...
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