Report, Volum 14

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New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, 1885

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Side 230 - And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Side 217 - The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any thing whereof it may be said, "See, this is new?" it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
Side 284 - It is a marvellous reflection that the whole of the superficial mould over any such expanse has passed, and will again pass, every few years through the bodies of worms. The plough is one of the most ancient and most valuable of man's inventions ; but long before he existed the land was in fact regularly ploughed, and still continues to be thus ploughed by earth-worms.
Side 94 - This report is the same aa was given to the press at the time the character of the disease was discovered, with some additional matter. fall feed. The balance of the herd was disposed of, so far as could be traced, in the towns of Strafford, Northwood, and Barnstead. Out of the thirty which Mr. Hill bought, he subsequently sold or traded nine, one of which died in a week or two. Very soon after the purchase, it was noticed that one or two of the calves did not appear well, and in a few weeks it was...
Side 155 - The Black-Cap and Red species of the raspberry require somewhat different treatment, though the soil and preparation may be much alike. A good sandy loam, or clay loam, is preferable to any other, and, if somewhat elevated, the flowers will be more exempt from frost. It must be so located that standing water will not at any time accumulate and remain on the surface, especially during the winter. Whether the plot is large or small, let the rows run lengthwise for convenience in cultivation. For Black-Caps,...
Side 405 - ... substances, nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash, which are comparatively costly and steady in price. The trade-value per pound of these ingredients is reckoned from the current market prices of the standard articles which furnish them to commerce.
Side 284 - When we behold a wide, turf-covered expanse, we should remember that its smoothness, on which so much of its beauty depends, is mainly due to all the inequalities having been slowly levelled by worms. It is a marvellous reflection that the whole of the superficial mould over any such expanse has passed, and will again pass, every few years through the bodies of worms. The plough is one of the most ancient and most valuable of man's inventions...
Side 405 - The average trade values or cost in market, per pound of the ordinarily occurring forms of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash, as recently found in the New York and other large markets, and employed by the Station are as follows; Cents per pound.
Side 405 - ... of good quality) of an amount of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash equal to that contained in one ton of the fertilizer. Plaster, lime, stable manure and nearly all of the less expensive fertilizers have variable prices, which bear no close relation to their chemical composition, but guanos, superphosphates and similar articles, for which...
Side 406 - Valuation " are twofold : 1, To show whether a given lot or brand of fertilizer is worth, as a commodity of trade, what it costs. If the selling price is not higher than the valuation, the purchaser may be quite sure that the price is reasonable.

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