Annual Report of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture, Volume 30; Volume 38, Part 1889State Board of Agriculture, 1889 Volumes for 1869- include Annual report of the Geological Survey of Indiana. |
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... past ten ( 10 ) years , that the agriculturists of the country may examine for themselves the figures , and ob- tain an idea of the progress and growth of farming operations in Indiana from year to year during that time . From these ...
... past ten ( 10 ) years , that the agriculturists of the country may examine for themselves the figures , and ob- tain an idea of the progress and growth of farming operations in Indiana from year to year during that time . From these ...
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... past ten years , there was no year that compared with the crop of 1888 . The years 1882 and 1885 , came nearer approximating the immense yield of 1888 , still they fell nearly 13,000,000 bushels short , with a loss to the acre of nearly ...
... past ten years , there was no year that compared with the crop of 1888 . The years 1882 and 1885 , came nearer approximating the immense yield of 1888 , still they fell nearly 13,000,000 bushels short , with a loss to the acre of nearly ...
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... past ten years , both as to the number of animals produced of the different species of the domesticated brute creation , as well as in the wonderful advancement in the quality of stock raised . The farmers of the State are alive to the ...
... past ten years , both as to the number of animals produced of the different species of the domesticated brute creation , as well as in the wonderful advancement in the quality of stock raised . The farmers of the State are alive to the ...
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... past year , one - third less , has given this industry an impetus , which will no doubt show perceptibly , when the crop of 1889 is reported . Montgomery County leads the State with 58,140 head , while Rush produced the most to the ...
... past year , one - third less , has given this industry an impetus , which will no doubt show perceptibly , when the crop of 1889 is reported . Montgomery County leads the State with 58,140 head , while Rush produced the most to the ...
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... past ten years , gaining steadily until it has reached a place among the products that is not generally known or accredited to it by the people . Well authenticated figures now place it in the posi- tion of a rival of , or excelling ...
... past ten years , gaining steadily until it has reached a place among the products that is not generally known or accredited to it by the people . Well authenticated figures now place it in the posi- tion of a rival of , or excelling ...
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Page 107 - ... 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...
Page 107 - ... to conduct original researches or verify experiments on the physiology of plants and animals; the diseases to which they are severally subject, with the remedies for the same; the chemical composition of useful plants at their different stages of growth; the comparative advantages of rotative cropping...
Page 528 - Resolved, That it is but a just tribute to the memory of the departed to say that in regretting his removal from our midst we mourn for one who was in every way worthy of our respect and regard.
Page 105 - The usual methods of text-book study, recitation and lecture are employed, but the student is required to put into practice as far as possible the instruction which he receives. He, for example, not only receives instruction in regard to the theory and principles of drawing, patternmaking and machine construction, but he is required to make working drawings himself, to construct patterns, to make the castings in the foundry, to finish and set up the machine, and to operate it when it is completed.
Page 523 - Make your home beautiful, bring to it flowers, Plant them around you to bud and to bloom ; Let them give life to your loneliest hours, Let them bring light to enliven your gloom...
Page 3 - Returned by the Auditor of State, with above certificate, and transmitted to Secretary of State for publication, upon the order of the Board of Commissioners of Public Printing and Binding.
Page 445 - SECTION 1. The officers of this Association shall consist of a president, eight vice-presidents (one from each athletic district), and a secretary-treasurer.
Page 243 - The professor of Agricultural Chemistry at Purdue University is hereby constituted the State Chemist of Indiana; and it shall be his duty to comply with the provisions of this Act so far as they relate to him, and for...
Page 105 - University is to afford to young men and women of Indiana an opportunity to acquire a good college education in mathematics, science, literature, and art, and at the same time to secure instruction and practice in such lines of work as will fit them to engage in the practical industries.
Page 528 - That we sincerely condole with the family of the deceased on the dispensation with which it has pleased Divine Providence to afflict them, and commend them for consolation to Him who orders all things for the best, and whose chastisements are meant in mercy...