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 30
... four feet wide , by plough- ing the land and shovelling out the loam at each side ; the roots are piled in a ridge about three feet deep , and lightly covered with straw or sedge , over which six inches 30 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE .
... four feet wide , by plough- ing the land and shovelling out the loam at each side ; the roots are piled in a ridge about three feet deep , and lightly covered with straw or sedge , over which six inches 30 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE .
Page 31
... plough rather deeply , ten or twelve inches ; the land endures drouth better when thus handled than when shallow ploughing is practised . Many of them run a subsoil plough after the common large plough every second year , to loosen the ...
... plough rather deeply , ten or twelve inches ; the land endures drouth better when thus handled than when shallow ploughing is practised . Many of them run a subsoil plough after the common large plough every second year , to loosen the ...
Page 32
... ploughing , and then ploughed , harrowed , and rolled again . The roller is an indispensable tool in the garden , and is most useful in packing the surface of the soil just enough to prevent exces- sive evaporation in time of drouth ...
... ploughing , and then ploughed , harrowed , and rolled again . The roller is an indispensable tool in the garden , and is most useful in packing the surface of the soil just enough to prevent exces- sive evaporation in time of drouth ...
Page 38
... ploughs , harrows , rollers , and drags that are used on the onion- field , are impregnated with the spores of the onion - smut , and it is transmitted from field to field in that way . It is wonderful how long the spores , or seed ...
... ploughs , harrows , rollers , and drags that are used on the onion- field , are impregnated with the spores of the onion - smut , and it is transmitted from field to field in that way . It is wonderful how long the spores , or seed ...
Page 55
... plough does . It has a long handle ; and a man can go through the rows of a small crop as fast as he can walk . It has also the additional advantage that , when drawn back , it throws the weeds out better than a wheel - hoe . The ...
... plough does . It has a long handle ; and a man can go through the rows of a small crop as fast as he can walk . It has also the additional advantage that , when drawn back , it throws the weeds out better than a wheel - hoe . The ...
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