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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... yield of the fruits of the earth . If the growing season is short , the variety of crops is small ; if continu- ous , the ameliorating effects of freezes are lost . The most happy com- bination of climate appears to be that in which the ...
... yield of the fruits of the earth . If the growing season is short , the variety of crops is small ; if continu- ous , the ameliorating effects of freezes are lost . The most happy com- bination of climate appears to be that in which the ...
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... yield an excellent soil . The mass also loses in thickness , and the interpolated beds mentioned , the Iron Limestone and the marble , thin out gradually to nothing . The strata become like those seen around Nashville . Many very long ...
... yield an excellent soil . The mass also loses in thickness , and the interpolated beds mentioned , the Iron Limestone and the marble , thin out gradually to nothing . The strata become like those seen around Nashville . Many very long ...
Page 41
... yields a pigment coloring the soil red . The area occupied by this rock is remarkable for the " sinkholes , " and ... yield a strong soil on the slopes . In the northern part of the State , in White and Overton , a sandstone stratum ...
... yields a pigment coloring the soil red . The area occupied by this rock is remarkable for the " sinkholes , " and ... yield a strong soil on the slopes . In the northern part of the State , in White and Overton , a sandstone stratum ...
Page 60
... yield of fruit . The finest specimens of the apple tree in the State are found upon such lands in the coun- ties of Lawrence and Wayne . The trees are rarely attacked by disease or insects ; and peach trees , planted forty years ago ...
... yield of fruit . The finest specimens of the apple tree in the State are found upon such lands in the coun- ties of Lawrence and Wayne . The trees are rarely attacked by disease or insects ; and peach trees , planted forty years ago ...
Page 94
... yield in profusion . Even the fig , in sheltered places , may be brought to maturity in the open air . Nor must that much - used but greatly abused fruit , the blackberry , and its congeners , the raspberry and dewberry , be passed by ...
... yield in profusion . Even the fig , in sheltered places , may be brought to maturity in the open air . Nor must that much - used but greatly abused fruit , the blackberry , and its congeners , the raspberry and dewberry , be passed by ...
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