Bulletin - Bureau of Chemistry, Issues 20-29U.S. Government Printing Office, 1889 |
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... cultivation of sorghum as a sugar - producing plant . ( 4 ) Delay in working the cane after cutting is not as dangerous as has been supposed . It will be understood that these are conclusions which I have drawn from reading Professor ...
... cultivation of sorghum as a sugar - producing plant . ( 4 ) Delay in working the cane after cutting is not as dangerous as has been supposed . It will be understood that these are conclusions which I have drawn from reading Professor ...
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... cultivation of different varieties of sorghum . At the time this arrangement was made , viz , in the latter part of July , Mr. A. A. Denton was already in charge thereof for the Sterling Sirup Company , and he was appointed to continue ...
... cultivation of different varieties of sorghum . At the time this arrangement was made , viz , in the latter part of July , Mr. A. A. Denton was already in charge thereof for the Sterling Sirup Company , and he was appointed to continue ...
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... cultivation is neg . lected . Poor testing seed will give high testing canes if the seed is of a good variety , and ... cultivated will give very small canes , rich in sugar . That there are other peculiarities in other varie- ties is ...
... cultivation is neg . lected . Poor testing seed will give high testing canes if the seed is of a good variety , and ... cultivated will give very small canes , rich in sugar . That there are other peculiarities in other varie- ties is ...
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... cultivation consisted of off - bearing with two - horse plow , a hoeing , and returning the dirt with two - horse plow , and break- ing out the middles with a large one and three quarter Avery Advance double mold - board plow . The ...
... cultivation consisted of off - bearing with two - horse plow , a hoeing , and returning the dirt with two - horse plow , and break- ing out the middles with a large one and three quarter Avery Advance double mold - board plow . The ...
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... cultivated in its order with the corn crop . Here flat cultivation was exclusively practiced during the season , while at the other two stations high ridges were required for drainage . These plantings were made with a view of testing ...
... cultivated in its order with the corn crop . Here flat cultivation was exclusively practiced during the season , while at the other two stations high ridges were required for drainage . These plantings were made with a view of testing ...
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Page 77 - ... artificial, with experiments designed to test their comparative effects on crops of different kinds; the adaptation and value of grasses and forage plants; the composition and digestibility of the different kinds of food for domestic animals; the scientific and economic questions involved in the production of butter and cheese; 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...
Page 76 - 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 77 - That it shall be the object and duty of said experiment stations to conduct original researches or verify experiments on the physiology of plants and animals; the diseases to which they are severally subject, with...
Page 220 - ... avoiding the useless saturation of the caustic potash solution. When the flow of carbonic acid has very nearly or completely ceased, pass the delivery tube down into the receiving arm, so that the bubbles will escape into the azotometer. Light the jets under the...
Page 7 - Report on the culture of the sugar beet and the manufacture of sugar therefrom in France and the United States.
Page 42 - This fat will not usually be clear; this however, will make no difference in the result, as the subsequent treatment will clarify it. As soon as the bottles have been sufficiently whirled, they should be filled to the neck with hot water. This is most conveniently done by placing a vessel containing boiling water above the machine, and by means of a syphon, made from a small rubber tube with a glass tip, run the water directly into the bottles without removing them from the wheel.
Page 72 - Vilmorin is manufactured in connection with other varieties it is the custom to reserve this for the end of the season and to work up the less reliable beets at an earlier date. It is also said to resist better than any other variety the unfavorable influence of certain characters of soil and of certain manures. In black soils, rich in organic matter, it will give great industrial results, while most other varieties of beets become watery or saline in excess.
Page 222 - If the mixture froth badly, a small piece of paraffin may be added to prevent it. The heat is then raised until the acid boils briskly. No further attention is required till the contents of the flask have become a clear liquid, which is colorless, or at least has only a very pale straw color.
Page 42 - An even number of bottles should be whirled at the same time, and they should be placed in the wheel in pairs opposite to each other, so that the equilibrium of the apparatus will not be disturbed. When all of the test bottles are placed in the apparatus, the cover is placed upon the...
Page 44 - ... reading can easily be taken to half divisions or to one-tenth per cent. If the column of fat is less than about one division, as will sometimes happen with skimmilk, buttermilk or whey it may assume a globular form instead of a uniform layer across the tube; when this occurs the fat can usually be estimated with sufficient accuracy by simple inspection, but if an accurate reading is desired it may be obtained by taking four samples of the milk in four test bottles, and after treating them in...