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Page 27
... soil was stirred to the depth of fourteen inches , by this means the roots of the carrots were enabled to strike deep and thereby not only to find more nourishment , but to overcome , in a great measure , the effects of a very pinching ...
... soil was stirred to the depth of fourteen inches , by this means the roots of the carrots were enabled to strike deep and thereby not only to find more nourishment , but to overcome , in a great measure , the effects of a very pinching ...
Page 28
... soil , that is the mould , on the surface ; where the plants can derive all the advantages pos- sible from it , and ... soil . soil . I have myself seen so much the importance of doing this that I am persuaded this invention must be duly ...
... soil , that is the mould , on the surface ; where the plants can derive all the advantages pos- sible from it , and ... soil . soil . I have myself seen so much the importance of doing this that I am persuaded this invention must be duly ...
Page 29
... soil is dug thoroughly to the depth of two or three feet ; and at the same time it is so managed , that the ... soil fertile and profitable . There is no difficulty more fatal to the practical farmer than that of cultivating a thin shal ...
... soil is dug thoroughly to the depth of two or three feet ; and at the same time it is so managed , that the ... soil fertile and profitable . There is no difficulty more fatal to the practical farmer than that of cultivating a thin shal ...
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low soil with a stiff retentive subsoil . Whatever pains may be taken with the tillage of the former , however expensive the dressing which may be used in its cultivation , the nature of the subsoil will always counteract its beneficial ...
low soil with a stiff retentive subsoil . Whatever pains may be taken with the tillage of the former , however expensive the dressing which may be used in its cultivation , the nature of the subsoil will always counteract its beneficial ...
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... soil may be broken two feet deep all around ; instead of the young trees being crammed into a little hole , where they have no room to breathe ; and the whole may be done at a fourth of the expense of trenching . Some of my neighbors ...
... soil may be broken two feet deep all around ; instead of the young trees being crammed into a little hole , where they have no room to breathe ; and the whole may be done at a fourth of the expense of trenching . Some of my neighbors ...
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