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... fall as much as 15 ° below the temperature of the surrounding air ; and if ... winter than in summer . Number of Days . Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March . April . May ... oats is only a third of the amount obtained at the North and West . While ...
... fall as much as 15 ° below the temperature of the surrounding air ; and if ... winter than in summer . Number of Days . Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March . April . May ... oats is only a third of the amount obtained at the North and West . While ...
Page 104
... winter . Leucania unipuncta . Specimens of the army - worm were sent from Fort Motte on January 23rd . They were reported as very thick in that locality , and as proving very destructive to oats . In In company with the caterpillars ...
... winter . Leucania unipuncta . Specimens of the army - worm were sent from Fort Motte on January 23rd . They were reported as very thick in that locality , and as proving very destructive to oats . In In company with the caterpillars ...
Page 261
... grain for the winter , and green crops for shading the land during the summer , and supplying vegetable matter to the soil . These should be introduced in very well - planned rotation . Oats sowed in the fall answer admirably for the ...
... grain for the winter , and green crops for shading the land during the summer , and supplying vegetable matter to the soil . These should be introduced in very well - planned rotation . Oats sowed in the fall answer admirably for the ...
Page 265
... fall , to be ploughed under in spring .... Oats in 9.09 840 15.85 923 17.43 ( 3 ) 600 lbs , marl . Peas at last working . Oats in fall , to be ploughed under in spring . Muriate of potash .. ( 4 ) Acid phosphate ... Cotton seed meal ...
... fall , to be ploughed under in spring .... Oats in 9.09 840 15.85 923 17.43 ( 3 ) 600 lbs , marl . Peas at last working . Oats in fall , to be ploughed under in spring . Muriate of potash .. ( 4 ) Acid phosphate ... Cotton seed meal ...
Page 266
... Oats in fall , to be turned under in spring ( 3 ) Unfertilized - Peas at last working ; oats in fall , to be ploughed under in the spring .... 3.58 664 8.61 688 8.95 4.16 660 9.42 688 9.82 2.08 760 10.85 775 11.08 ( 4 ) 600 lbs . marl ...
... Oats in fall , to be turned under in spring ( 3 ) Unfertilized - Peas at last working ; oats in fall , to be ploughed under in the spring .... 3.58 664 8.61 688 8.95 4.16 660 9.42 688 9.82 2.08 760 10.85 775 11.08 ( 4 ) 600 lbs . marl ...
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Acid phosphate Actual Corrected yield Agricultural ammonia Averages for 1888 Averages of duplicates bulletin burg Bushels cent Checked 4 feet chemical clay Clemson College Columbia farm Compare composition Compost constituents corn cotton seed meal crop cultivation Darling Darlington farm diameter digestible disease Dry Matter duplicate plats duplicates for 1889 duplicates per acre Ensilage Farm.-The feeding stuffs Fertilizers per Acre Fiber fodder full amount gave grain per acre half dose inches Insoluble Kainit land larvæ lime lint per acre Magnesia Maize manure marl mechanical analysis Muriate of potash Nitrate of soda nitrogen Nitrogen-free Extract number of particles oats in fall percentage phosphoric acid plant plats Plats 1-20 acre Pounds probable error Protein samples sand sea island cotton Seed per acre-lbs soil soluble South Carolina Spartan Spartanburg farm stable manure Stover Straw subsoil temperature tests three farms Unfertilized varieties wheat yield of duplicates
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Page 7 - That, in order to aid in acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical information on subjects connected with agriculture, and to promote scientific investigation and experiment respecting the principles and applications of agricultural science...
Page 7 - ... 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 of the United States as may in...
Page 8 - ... the chemical composition of useful plants at their different stages of growth; the comparative advantages of rotative cropping as pursued under a varying series of crops; the capacity of new plants or trees for acclimation ; the analysis of soils and water; the chemical composition of manures, natural or artificial.
Page 11 - An act donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts...
Page 11 - That in order to aid in diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical information on subjects relating to agriculture and home economics, and to encourage the application of the same...
Page 10 - That payments of such installments of the appropriation herein made as shall become due to any State before the adjournment of the regular session of legislature meeting next after the passage of this act shall be made upon the assent of the governor thereof, duly certified to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Page 8 - That it shall be the object and duty of said experiment stations to conduct original researches or verify experiments on the physiology of plants and animals; The diseases to which they are severally subject, with...
Page 9 - Act. lt shall be the duty of each of said Stations, annually, on or before the first day of February, to make to the Governor of the State or Territory in which it is located, a full and detailed report of its operations, including a statement of receipts and expenditures, a copy of which report shall be.
Page 7 - It shall be the duty of each of said stations, annually, on or before the first day of February, to make to the Governor of the State or Territory in which it is located a full and detailed report of its operations, including a statement of receipts and expenditures, a copy of which report shall be sent to each of said stations, to the said Commissioner of Agriculture, and to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.
Page 9 - Treasury proceeding from the sales of public lands, to be paid in equal quarterly payments, on the first day of January, April, July, and October in each year, to the treasurer or other officer duly appointed by the governing boards of said colleges to receive the same...