Harvest: An Anthology of Farm WritingWheeler McMillen Appleton-Century, 1964 - 424 pages |
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Page 163
... soil of Nature . He might properly have declared that men were wholly rooted in the soil , and the character of nations , like that of forests , tubers , and grains , is entirely determined by the climate and soil in which they ...
... soil of Nature . He might properly have declared that men were wholly rooted in the soil , and the character of nations , like that of forests , tubers , and grains , is entirely determined by the climate and soil in which they ...
Page 349
... soil requires time , work , and money . In most places , this exposed material is heavier than the original soil , is stiffer , more difficult to plow , less penetrable to plant roots , less absorptive of rainfall and less retentive of ...
... soil requires time , work , and money . In most places , this exposed material is heavier than the original soil , is stiffer , more difficult to plow , less penetrable to plant roots , less absorptive of rainfall and less retentive of ...
Page 397
... soils . At any time of the year , you can dig beneath the mulch and sod and find the soil loose and moist . And all the moisture does not come from the rain which falls directly upon it . It comes , much of it , from the water caught ...
... soils . At any time of the year , you can dig beneath the mulch and sod and find the soil loose and moist . And all the moisture does not come from the rain which falls directly upon it . It comes , much of it , from the water caught ...
Contents
Christopher Columbus Turns in a Crop | 3 |
Much More Corne was Planted | 9 |
PERLEY POORE How the Pig Helped to Make Massa | 16 |
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