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Page 68
... probably be reduced , and the supply of dung lessened , while the demand for it is increased . ' This is a very important con- sideration . - Dr . W. mentions the influence of irrigation in the re - production of sward , and the ...
... probably be reduced , and the supply of dung lessened , while the demand for it is increased . ' This is a very important con- sideration . - Dr . W. mentions the influence of irrigation in the re - production of sward , and the ...
Page 85
... probably will produce rain ; whereas , on the contrary , when the sun sets perfectly clear , and the clouds to the eastward are moist , it is a proof that the wet clouds are past , with a westerly wind , and the shepherd therefore may ...
... probably will produce rain ; whereas , on the contrary , when the sun sets perfectly clear , and the clouds to the eastward are moist , it is a proof that the wet clouds are past , with a westerly wind , and the shepherd therefore may ...
Page 86
... probably continue some hours longer . Violent winds generally abate towards sun - set . If we admit that wind is only a current of air put in motion by the rarefaction of the atmosphere in some particular place , and that this current ...
... probably continue some hours longer . Violent winds generally abate towards sun - set . If we admit that wind is only a current of air put in motion by the rarefaction of the atmosphere in some particular place , and that this current ...
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