Annual Report of the Secretary of the Connecticut Board of Agriculture, Volume 22Press of Case, Lockwood and Company, 1888 Report for 1898 has Appendix: Condensed index of reports of Connecticut Board of Agriculture, 1866-1898. |
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... corn ; that you planted this corn , and it came up beans ; that you planted these beans and they came up onions ; that you planted these onions and they came up potatoes again . In this case , you would have three alternations of genera ...
... corn ; that you planted this corn , and it came up beans ; that you planted these beans and they came up onions ; that you planted these onions and they came up potatoes again . In this case , you would have three alternations of genera ...
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... corn smut spore , for instance , differs as much from the onion smut spore as a grain of corn differs from an onion seed . When , therefore , any one asks " What is the onion smut , " for instance , " and where does it come from ...
... corn smut spore , for instance , differs as much from the onion smut spore as a grain of corn differs from an onion seed . When , therefore , any one asks " What is the onion smut , " for instance , " and where does it come from ...
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... corn - stalks are taken up and placed in the manure heap , whether or not that kills the corn smut ? Dr. THAXTER . It is the best possible way to propagate it . It has been recently discovered in studying the matter in Ger- many , that ...
... corn - stalks are taken up and placed in the manure heap , whether or not that kills the corn smut ? Dr. THAXTER . It is the best possible way to propagate it . It has been recently discovered in studying the matter in Ger- many , that ...
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... corn smut that we find in the corn field ? " Dr. THAXTER . The only thing to do with the corn smut is to cut it off as soon as it appears , that is , before the smut has burst through the white cover that surrounds it , and burn it . It ...
... corn smut that we find in the corn field ? " Dr. THAXTER . The only thing to do with the corn smut is to cut it off as soon as it appears , that is , before the smut has burst through the white cover that surrounds it , and burn it . It ...
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... corn land , dry ground , every part of it . I had a fine time rooting that grass out . It grew faster than my corn did ; but I think I killed it out . QUESTION . You said it made seed under water . Do you mean that the seed grew under ...
... corn land , dry ground , every part of it . I had a fine time rooting that grass out . It grew faster than my corn did ; but I think I killed it out . QUESTION . You said it made seed under water . Do you mean that the seed grew under ...
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Page 2 - ... and such other researches or experiments bearing directly on the agricultural industry of the United States as may in each case be deemed advisable, having due regard to the varying conditions and needs of the respective states or territories.
Page 5 - AN ACT To establish agricultural experiment stations In connection with the colleges established In the several States under the provisions of an act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the acts supplementary thereto...
Page 4 - That payments of such installments of the appropriation herein made as shall become due to any State before the adjournment of the regular session of the legislature meeting next after the passage of this act shall be made upon the assent of the governor thereof, duly certified to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Page 2 - ... the chemical composition of useful plants at their different stages of growth; the comparative advantages of rotative cropping as pursued under a varying series of crops; the capacity of new plants or trees for acclimation; the analysis of soils and water; the chemical composition of manures, natural or artificial...
Page 1 - An act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several states, under the provisions of an act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the acts supplementary thereto.
Page 176 - Agriculture to furnish forms, as far as practicable, for the tabulation of results of investigations or experiments; to indicate, from time to time, such lines of inquiry as to him shall seem most important; and, in general, to furnish such advice and assistance as will best promote the purposes of this Act.
Page 3 - ... same, and as far as the means of the station will permit. Such bulletins or reports and the annual reports of said stations shall be transmitted in the mails of the United States free of charge for postage, under such regulatious as the Postmaster-General may from time to time prescribe.
Page 3 - That whenever it shall appear to the Secretary of the Treasury from the annual statement of receipts and expenditures of any of said stations that a portion of the preceding annual appropriation remains unexpended, such amount shall be deducted from the next succeeding annual appropriation to such station...
Page 1 - That in order to aid in diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical information on subjects relating to agriculture and home economics, and to encourage the application of the same...
Page 15 - Board of Agriculture; provided, that whenever the manufacturer or importer shall have paid the license...