First and Second Reports of the Bureau of Agriculture for the State of Tennessee: Introduction to the Resources of TennesseeTavel, Eastman & Howell, 1874 - 1193 pages |
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... region of great agricultural importance and wealth . Its area is 9,300 square miles . In the center of these Highlands , and surrounded by them , is the great Central Basin , elliptical in shape , and resembling the bed of a drained ...
... region of great agricultural importance and wealth . Its area is 9,300 square miles . In the center of these Highlands , and surrounded by them , is the great Central Basin , elliptical in shape , and resembling the bed of a drained ...
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... region ; a succession of parallel valleys and ridges . One of the most beautiful , populous and fertile portions of the State . III . The Cumberland Table Land . The region of coal . A high plateau or table , capped with sandstone . IV ...
... region ; a succession of parallel valleys and ridges . One of the most beautiful , populous and fertile portions of the State . III . The Cumberland Table Land . The region of coal . A high plateau or table , capped with sandstone . IV ...
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... region above the sea . This lower summer temperature has its influence in giving to East Tennessee agricultural features , to some extent , different from those found elsewhere in the State . It might be thought that the mountain ranges ...
... region above the sea . This lower summer temperature has its influence in giving to East Tennessee agricultural features , to some extent , different from those found elsewhere in the State . It might be thought that the mountain ranges ...
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... regions where the strata of the Dolomite happen to be nearly horizontal . Such a region is found in Hamblen County and the northern part of Jefferson . A portion is called the New Market Valley , and is noted for its fertility . Another ...
... regions where the strata of the Dolomite happen to be nearly horizontal . Such a region is found in Hamblen County and the northern part of Jefferson . A portion is called the New Market Valley , and is noted for its fertility . Another ...
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... region is totally destitute of lime , extremely porous , and difficult to improve . Manure soon sinks to a depth which renders it unavailable as plant food . There are two leading classes of soils on the Table Land , the most valuable ...
... region is totally destitute of lime , extremely porous , and difficult to improve . Manure soon sinks to a depth which renders it unavailable as plant food . There are two leading classes of soils on the Table Land , the most valuable ...
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