Report of the Secretary of Agriculture ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880 |
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... acre . The total production of this strip last year was about 250,000,000 pounds , while our importation from abroad was 1,741,650,000 pounds of sugar , beside molasses , melado , and other forms of sucrose , and being about 300,000,000 ...
... acre . The total production of this strip last year was about 250,000,000 pounds , while our importation from abroad was 1,741,650,000 pounds of sugar , beside molasses , melado , and other forms of sucrose , and being about 300,000,000 ...
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... acre could be readily obtained . Pounds stalks from acre . Sirup obtained . Sirup , juice at best . Sirup , juice , 70 per cent . Chinese sorghum Liberian sorghum ..... Early Amber sorghum .. Honduras sorghum Pearl millet Field corn ...
... acre could be readily obtained . Pounds stalks from acre . Sirup obtained . Sirup , juice at best . Sirup , juice , 70 per cent . Chinese sorghum Liberian sorghum ..... Early Amber sorghum .. Honduras sorghum Pearl millet Field corn ...
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... acre , and preferably five acres , of each variety of sorghum and maize experimented with should be grown and its developments should be watched carefully with the aid of all the appliances of science , throughout the season and worked ...
... acre , and preferably five acres , of each variety of sorghum and maize experimented with should be grown and its developments should be watched carefully with the aid of all the appliances of science , throughout the season and worked ...
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... acre in some instances is below that of 1878 , the increase of area more than compensates for the declining average . As a whole , the wheat crop of the country is un- precedented in yield , being within a small fraction of fourteen ...
... acre in some instances is below that of 1878 , the increase of area more than compensates for the declining average . As a whole , the wheat crop of the country is un- precedented in yield , being within a small fraction of fourteen ...
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... are better understood by considering the effect in the increased production per acre . The area cultivated in wheat in the United States aggregates in round numbers thirty - five REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE . 21.
... are better understood by considering the effect in the increased production per acre . The area cultivated in wheat in the United States aggregates in round numbers thirty - five REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE . 21.
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Page 491 - Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire. New Jersey, New York...
Page 453 - District to be detained at any place or places for the purpose of inspection and examination; to prescribe regulations for...
Page 347 - They were doubtless attracted by the odor of the preparation, the vinegar probably being an important agent in the matter. As flies feed only at night, the plates should be visited late every evening, the insects taken out, and the vessels replenished, as circumstances may require. I have tried the experiment with results equally satisfactory, and shall continue it until a better one is adopted.
Page 324 - ... rose is represented in the lower part of the figure; an arrangement of valves allows water to pass into the pump through the hose, but will not allow it to return. Thus, when the smaller tube is pulled out, the pump is filled to its greatest capacity; by pushing this tube back, the water can be ejected with considerable force through the rose in a fine spray. By using a nozzle with a single opening, such as is represented upon the pump, a stream can be thrown a greater distance. In this way the...
Page 453 - ... district, that are of a kind susceptible to contract such disease, and ordering all persons to take such precautions against the spreading of the disease, as the nature thereof may in his judgment render necessary or expedient, and which he may specify in such notice.
Page 289 - It is rather remarkable, by the way, that the Arabic name for the bird is exactly the same as ours, the peculiar cry having supplied the name. Its habit of laying its eggs in the nests of other birds is well known, together with the curious fact, that although...
Page 552 - ... readily separates. C. is now well known as one of the best materials for cables, on account of its lightness, elasticity, and strength. C. ropes are produced in great quantity in the Laccadive islands.
Page 453 - General, on being certified as correct by the Governor : Provided, That animals coming from a neighboring State that have passed a veterinary examination in said State, and have been quarantined and discharged, shall not be subject to the provisions of this act.
Page 216 - Island, and by 1862 had multiplied to such an extent as to occasion a loss of over one-third of the crop in some localities. In this year it first attracted the notice of Dr. Fitch, and his observations are published in the Transactions of the New York State Agricultural Society for 1862.
Page 294 - ... secured. The Carolina tiger-beetle is about seven-tenths of an inch in length, of a most beautiful metallic blue, violet, and green ; and, when placed in certain positions, it assumes the lustre of bronze or gold. It may also be known by a yellowish curved spot on the extremity of each wing-case. It appears not to be so partial to the light of the sun as some other species, but often conceals itself under stones. It is also seen much more frequently in the cotton fields during cloudy weather,...