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Page 61
... guano - nay , more , there are few farms to which an entire dressing of guano would not be a real ad- vantage . The whole grass land of the country , alluvial river - side land excepted , would do well with its assistance . On some ...
... guano - nay , more , there are few farms to which an entire dressing of guano would not be a real ad- vantage . The whole grass land of the country , alluvial river - side land excepted , would do well with its assistance . On some ...
Page 125
... guano beating the farmyard manure by some 5 tons per acre . Mr. Johnson's experiments were tried with various manures , singly ; and his Peruvian guano gave the greatest weight of the class of sub- stances tried , but 10 cubic yards of ...
... guano beating the farmyard manure by some 5 tons per acre . Mr. Johnson's experiments were tried with various manures , singly ; and his Peruvian guano gave the greatest weight of the class of sub- stances tried , but 10 cubic yards of ...
Page 194
... guano and other manures in order to mislead parties into the belief that when guano is rich in organic matter it must be equally so in ammonia . For instance , one specimen analyzed by Professor Way contains 57.13 of organic matter ...
... guano and other manures in order to mislead parties into the belief that when guano is rich in organic matter it must be equally so in ammonia . For instance , one specimen analyzed by Professor Way contains 57.13 of organic matter ...
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THE INORGANIC CONSTITUENTS OF PLANTS | 7 |
In the Stem | 15 |
Hereford Ox | 95 |
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