Annual Report of the Missouri State Board of AgricultureMissouri State Board of Agriculture, 1901 |
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... Planting . The ground was plowed and made ready for the plant- ing of corn . Blocks were laid off by means of sight sticks , and pins were placed where the trees were to stand . Then a setting - board was prepared , by means of which ...
... Planting . The ground was plowed and made ready for the plant- ing of corn . Blocks were laid off by means of sight sticks , and pins were placed where the trees were to stand . Then a setting - board was prepared , by means of which ...
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... PLANT BREEDING . By J. C. Whitten , Columbia , Mo. The term plant breeding too frequently suggests to the mind of the grower merely the crossing of plants . If the improvement of plants is suggested , it is often construed to mean ...
... PLANT BREEDING . By J. C. Whitten , Columbia , Mo. The term plant breeding too frequently suggests to the mind of the grower merely the crossing of plants . If the improvement of plants is suggested , it is often construed to mean ...
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... plants . To the ordinary cultivator plant breeding should consist of the improve- ment of varieties ordinarily grown instead of the making of new sorts . It is only in the hands of a few that really good , new varieties are produced ...
... plants . To the ordinary cultivator plant breeding should consist of the improve- ment of varieties ordinarily grown instead of the making of new sorts . It is only in the hands of a few that really good , new varieties are produced ...
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... plant it is essential to take into consideration the whole plant , and not merely some branch of it . First , the plant should be uniform in all its parts , not one that has a good branch here and a poor one there , or one that produces ...
... plant it is essential to take into consideration the whole plant , and not merely some branch of it . First , the plant should be uniform in all its parts , not one that has a good branch here and a poor one there , or one that produces ...
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... plants that produce medium sized , uniform tubers and conse- quently give uniform results . When a plant produces only one good potato in twenty it is to be expected that only one twentieth of the crop will be good . Plants are modified ...
... plants that produce medium sized , uniform tubers and conse- quently give uniform results . When a plant produces only one good potato in twenty it is to be expected that only one twentieth of the crop will be good . Plants are modified ...
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