Annual Report of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Part 1The Department, 1899 - Agriculture "Report of Pennsylvania Forestry Commission", published in 1896: 1895, pt. 2. |
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... fruit orchard , but the actual work of the Division is more far reaching and embraces not only the two interests named , but also those of the timber grower , the miller , the grocer , the dealer in wool and woolen goods , the dealer in ...
... fruit orchard , but the actual work of the Division is more far reaching and embraces not only the two interests named , but also those of the timber grower , the miller , the grocer , the dealer in wool and woolen goods , the dealer in ...
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... fruit growers who have feared the presence of the San Jose scale , or who think that they have discovered a new enemy to their crops ; from the stock owners who ask for some remedy or preventive for the vermin which infest his smaller ...
... fruit growers who have feared the presence of the San Jose scale , or who think that they have discovered a new enemy to their crops ; from the stock owners who ask for some remedy or preventive for the vermin which infest his smaller ...
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... fruit and shade trees , in the immediate neighborhood of coke ovens , Sinelting furnaces and other industrial plants , the refuse gases of which are all more or less injurious to the growth of trees . Several attempts have been made to ...
... fruit and shade trees , in the immediate neighborhood of coke ovens , Sinelting furnaces and other industrial plants , the refuse gases of which are all more or less injurious to the growth of trees . Several attempts have been made to ...
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... fruit and vegetable grower , and the Veterinary Division appeals almost exclusively to the interests of the stock owner and stock raiser and only reaches the general tax- payer at non - essential points , but in the work of the Dairy ...
... fruit and vegetable grower , and the Veterinary Division appeals almost exclusively to the interests of the stock owner and stock raiser and only reaches the general tax- payer at non - essential points , but in the work of the Dairy ...
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... fruit , by Prof. B. D. Halstead , Rutgers College , New Jersey . In this report Prof. Halstead has given our readers a complete ac- count of the various fungous foes of fruit , and this history will en able our fruit growers the more ...
... fruit , by Prof. B. D. Halstead , Rutgers College , New Jersey . In this report Prof. Halstead has given our readers a complete ac- count of the various fungous foes of fruit , and this history will en able our fruit growers the more ...
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Page 52 - Provided. That nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit the manufacture or sale of oleomargarine in a separate and distinct form, and in such manner as will advise the consumer of its real character, free from coloration or ingredient that causes it to look like butter.
Page 73 - If it is colored, coated, polished, or powdered, whereby damage or inferiority is concealed, or if by any means it is made to appear better or of greater value than it really is.
Page 308 - It means the knowledge of all herbs, and fruits, and balms, and spices; and of all that is healing and sweet in fields and groves, and savory in meats; it means carefulness, and inventiveness, and watchfulness, and willingness, and readiness of appliance; it means the economy of your greatgrandmothers, and the science of modern chemists ; it means much tasting, and no wasting; it means English thoroughness, and French art, and Arabian hospitality ; and it means, in fine, that you are to be perfectly...
Page 51 - No person, by himself or his agents or servants, shall render or manufacture, sell, offer for sale, expose for sale or have in his possession with intent to sell, any article, product or compound made wholly or partly out of any fat, oil or oleaginous substance or compound thereof, not produced from unadulterated milk or cream from the same, which shall be in imitation of yellow...
Page 476 - I think it may now be taken to mean this: not a mere trespass and nothing more, but something of a grave and permanent character, done by the landlord with the intention of depriving the tenant of the enjoyment of the demised premises.
Page 359 - The General Assembly shall provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of public schools, wherein all the children of this Commonwealth, above the age of six years, may be educated, and shall appropriate at least one million dollars each year for that purpose.
Page 356 - That therefore, which makes a good constitution, must keep it, viz: men of wisdom and virtue, qualities that because they descend not with worldly inheritances, must be carefully propagated by a virtuous education of youth...
Page 691 - Towards the last, considerable water will be required, but if added carefully and slowly, a perfectly smooth paste will be obtained, provided, of course, the lime is of good quality. When the lime is slacked, add sufficient water to the paste to bring the whole up to 25 gallons. When the copper sulphate is entirely dissolved and the lime is cool, pour the lime milk and copper sulphate solution slowly together into a barrel holding 50 gallons. The milk of lime should be thoroughly stirred before pouring.
Page 172 - In transit, for each offense, forfeit and pay a fine of not less than fifty dollars or more than one hundred dollars...
Page 356 - A school or schools shall be established in each county by the legislature for the convenient instruction of youth, with such salaries to the masters paid by the public as may enable them to instruct youth at low prices: And all useful learning shall be duly encouraged and promoted in one or more universities.