Annual Report..., Volume 5State Printers., 1890 Includes proceedings of the annual state horticultural conventions; some conventions held together with the State Horticultural Society and/or various local horticultural societies. |
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... cent . of organic matter , caused by the annual decay and re- growth of vegetation for a very long period , and may be called humus , black or vegetable soil , but with this we can detect a good deal of sand , and some shining particles ...
... cent . of organic matter , caused by the annual decay and re- growth of vegetation for a very long period , and may be called humus , black or vegetable soil , but with this we can detect a good deal of sand , and some shining particles ...
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... cent granite hill . Granite is composed of three minerals , mica , quartz and feldspar ; it is the latter that yields the fertilizing element . Feldspar is composed of quartz , alumina and a large amount of potash and some lime ; quartz ...
... cent granite hill . Granite is composed of three minerals , mica , quartz and feldspar ; it is the latter that yields the fertilizing element . Feldspar is composed of quartz , alumina and a large amount of potash and some lime ; quartz ...
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... cent . 12.664 4.669 " " 66 Sesquioxide Iron Lime Magnesia Potash Soda . Water and organic matter Phosphoric acid . 66 1.147 66 0.944 3.748 " " 2.472 " " 66 1.797 0.228 64 The origin of this Loess is the residue of a lake or series of ...
... cent . 12.664 4.669 " " 66 Sesquioxide Iron Lime Magnesia Potash Soda . Water and organic matter Phosphoric acid . 66 1.147 66 0.944 3.748 " " 2.472 " " 66 1.797 0.228 64 The origin of this Loess is the residue of a lake or series of ...
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... cents per pound ; if it went below four cents we must look to some other State to supply our wheat . The facts in the case : we have sold several crops of wheat at prices . ranging from forty - five to sixty cents , and still we are ...
... cents per pound ; if it went below four cents we must look to some other State to supply our wheat . The facts in the case : we have sold several crops of wheat at prices . ranging from forty - five to sixty cents , and still we are ...
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... cents of the four articles , apples , pears , plums and evaporated fruits , brought into Colorado in the year just past — perhaps some of your Denver commission men can give us , be- fore this meeting closes , the figures - at any rate ...
... cents of the four articles , apples , pears , plums and evaporated fruits , brought into Colorado in the year just past — perhaps some of your Denver commission men can give us , be- fore this meeting closes , the figures - at any rate ...
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ACKERMAN acres agricultural annual meeting apple trees Association Ben Davis Apples berries best collection Boulder Boulder County buds bushels C. S. FAUROT Caņon City Caņon City exhibition cents Colorado crop cultivation culture DAVID BROTHERS Davis Delta County Denver Denver Denver Denver DEW POINT Duchess farmer feet Flemish Beauty flowers Forestry forests Fremont County Golden grafted grapes grow grower grown growth hardy Horticultural Horticultural Society hundred Hyslop Crab insects irrigation JAMES ACKERMAN JAMES CASSIDY JOHN TOBIAS Jonathan land larvæ Mesa County MILLESON Missouri Pippin mountains orchard p. m. Beginning p. m. Mean Paris Green peaches pears Pewaukee Pippin plants plums potatoes pounds premium President prune Pueblo Rawle's Janet roots Russet season Secretary seed Seedling SHAW soil Strawberry sub-irrigation success Sweet TEMPERATURE thousand tion unnamed varieties of apples vegetable vines W. B. FELTON Walbridge Warrant Willow Twig Wine Sap Winter Pearmain
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Page 158 - THE CURFEW tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight, And drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds...
Page 201 - It was a high speech of Seneca (after the manner of the Stoics), "That the good things which belong to prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.
Page 203 - ... the chemical composition of manures, natural or 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...
Page 461 - And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every, tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food ; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Page 19 - No appropriation shall be made for charitable, industrial, educational or benevolent purposes, to any person, corporation or community not under the absolute control of the State, nor to any denominational or sectarian institution or association.
Page 21 - No money shall be paid out of the treasury except upon appropriations made by law, and on warrant drawn by the proper officer in pursuance thereof.
Page 461 - The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.
Page 15 - In case a public school shall not be taught for three months during the year, within two miles by the nearest traveled road, of the residence of any person within the school district, he shall not be liable to the provisions of this act.
Page 149 - Your worm is your only emperor for diet: we fat all creatures else to fat us, and we fat ourselves for maggots: your fat king and your lean beggar is but variable service; two dishes, but to one table: that's the end.
Page 150 - Life evermore is fed by death, In earth and sea and sky ; And, that a rose may breathe its breath. Something must die.