Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the Year ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880 |
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... half of which was crystallizable cane - sugar , was made and can be again made in nearly every State in the Union by farmers with ordinary and inexpensive machinery at a cost of 163 cents per gallon , and with the knowledge that by ...
... half of which was crystallizable cane - sugar , was made and can be again made in nearly every State in the Union by farmers with ordinary and inexpensive machinery at a cost of 163 cents per gallon , and with the knowledge that by ...
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... half an inch in thickness in tubs of water , did not produce any marked diminution of sugar . Three varieties of sugar- cane received from Louisiana in excellent condition , and which doubtless fairly represent the average character of ...
... half an inch in thickness in tubs of water , did not produce any marked diminution of sugar . Three varieties of sugar- cane received from Louisiana in excellent condition , and which doubtless fairly represent the average character of ...
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... half of the amount present in the stalks . The fourth column represents the results obtainable by the use of a mill that would have given 68 per cent . of the juice , a result which is possible and claimed as common by the manufacturers ...
... half of the amount present in the stalks . The fourth column represents the results obtainable by the use of a mill that would have given 68 per cent . of the juice , a result which is possible and claimed as common by the manufacturers ...
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... half million acres . But the average increased yield fairly at- tributable in like period to improved varities of seed would amount to forty million bushels , worth $ 15,000,000 . Such substantial advantages speak so eloquently in ...
... half million acres . But the average increased yield fairly at- tributable in like period to improved varities of seed would amount to forty million bushels , worth $ 15,000,000 . Such substantial advantages speak so eloquently in ...
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... half the value of the coffee . That raised in this neighborhood was sold last year in Bogota or Honda at about 20 cents per pound , and the planters counted that half clear ; that is , they allowed 10 cents a pound for expenses . The ...
... half the value of the coffee . That raised in this neighborhood was sold last year in Bogota or Honda at about 20 cents per pound , and the planters counted that half clear ; that is , they allowed 10 cents a pound for expenses . The ...
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Page 485 - Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire. New Jersey, New York...
Page 447 - Commissioners are hereby empowered to order and require that any premises, farm, or farms where such disease exists, or has existed, be put in quarantine...
Page 447 - He may alter or modify, from time to time, as he may deem expedient, the terms of all notices, orders and regulations issued or made by him, and may at any time cancel or withdraw the same.
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 447 - ... infectious or contagious disease, and for the proper disposition of their hides and carcasses, and of all objects which might convey infection or contagion; provided, that no animal shall be destroyed unless...
Page 364 - Grande, and from there northward over a large portion of Western Texas. The bulbs are produced in clusters like some kinds of sweet potatoes, some clusters weighing several pounds, and can be procured, it is stated, at a cost not exceeding $1 per 100 pounds. The leaves of the plant are somewhat fleshy when in the young state, when they are greedily eaten by cattle, and occasionally used as a potherb by travelers and others.
Page 319 - ... into yeast fungus. The experiments made by Dr. Bail cover a period of more than a dozen years, since the numerous objections which were made against his results induced him to repeat again and again his experiments in different ways. I am obliged to state that even now prominent botanists do not accept Dr. Bail's views, which he maintains to be true and to be corroborated by new and sure experiments. This question, important as it may be for botanists, is without any influence regarding my proposition,...
Page 447 - ... which they may receive from the Governor in the premises ; to employ such and so many medical and veterinary practitioners and such other persons as he may from time to time deem necessary to assist him in performing his...
Page 554 - The native method of preparing the liber is to place these leaves " upon a smooth board, then pre.-s one end of the leaf down with one of the great toes. and with a thin bit of hard stick, held between the two hands, they scrape the leaf from them, and very quickly remove every part of the pulp.
Page 322 - ... 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.