Annual Report of the Secretary of the Connecticut Board of Agriculture, Volume 30Press of Case, Lockwood and Company, 1897 - Agriculture Report for 1898 has Appendix: Condensed index of reports of Connecticut Board of Agriculture, 1866-1898. |
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Page 75
... purchased very , very cheaply . The soil itself is merely a medium through which the farmer , by intelligent labor and attention , is enabled to reap a harvest from the seeds he has sown . If there is not enough plant food in the soil ...
... purchased very , very cheaply . The soil itself is merely a medium through which the farmer , by intelligent labor and attention , is enabled to reap a harvest from the seeds he has sown . If there is not enough plant food in the soil ...
Page 79
... purchased , as well as the most unavailable as regards phosphoric acid and potash . The more I study this question of stable manure , and think of the thousands of loads we have hauled from Norwalk to our nursery , a distance of four or ...
... purchased , as well as the most unavailable as regards phosphoric acid and potash . The more I study this question of stable manure , and think of the thousands of loads we have hauled from Norwalk to our nursery , a distance of four or ...
Page 81
... purchasing some chemical manures in as concentrated form as possible , there was also a great saving . In fact , the value of the 26 lbs . of the three chemicals in a ton of the city manure , was just about equal to the price of the ...
... purchasing some chemical manures in as concentrated form as possible , there was also a great saving . In fact , the value of the 26 lbs . of the three chemicals in a ton of the city manure , was just about equal to the price of the ...
Page 82
... purchasing fertilizer in preference to stable manure , nor have I any practical experiments to prove that two equal amounts of money invested in stable manure and commercial fertilizer , respectively , would turn out to be the better ...
... purchasing fertilizer in preference to stable manure , nor have I any practical experiments to prove that two equal amounts of money invested in stable manure and commercial fertilizer , respectively , would turn out to be the better ...
Page 89
... purchases of stable It seems to me that it is the only rational ground to take . As I understand Mr. Hoyt , he is far from saying that stable manure is useless on the farm , or that he would neglect it ; only , having used that to the ...
... purchases of stable It seems to me that it is the only rational ground to take . As I understand Mr. Hoyt , he is far from saying that stable manure is useless on the farm , or that he would neglect it ; only , having used that to the ...
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Page 170 - To him who in the love of Nature holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language ; for his gayer hours She has a voice of gladness, and a smile And eloquence of beauty, and she glides Into his darker musings, with a mild And healing sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness, ere he is aware.
Page 163 - In the dietary studies made in connection with the nutrition investigations of the Office of Experiment Stations of the United States Department of Agriculture...
Page 70 - No person, by himself or his agents or servants, shall render or manufacture, sell, ship, consign, 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...
Page 83 - ... a plainly printed statement clearly and truly certifying the number of net pounds in the...
Page 97 - March, 1891, the respective ingredients could be bought at retail for cash in our large markets, in the raw materials, which are the regular source of supply. They also correspond to the average wholesale prices for the six months ending March 1, plus about twenty per cent, in case of goods for which we have wholesale quotations.
Page xvi - In the case of food or drink. 1. If any substance or substances has or have been mixed with it so as to reduce or lower or injuriously affect its quality or strength.
Page 171 - There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars ; for one star differeth from another star in glory, so also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption: it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power: it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.
Page iv - Jersey citizen who is concerned in agriculture, whether farmer, manufacturer, or dealer, has the right to apply to the Station for any assistance that comes within its province to render, and the Station will respond to all applications as far as lies in its power.
Page 73 - ... any milk diluted with water, or any unclean, impure, unhealthy, adulterated or unwholesome milk, or milk from which any of the cream has been taken, except pure skim milk to skim-cheese factories.