International Review of the Science and Practice of Agriculture, Issues 1-6Printing Office of the International Institute of agriculture., 1913 |
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... acre : Plot treatment - Untreated Pared and burned - Treated with carbon disulphide Treated with toluene Total produce - 26.4 30.2 31.8 32.6 36.8 Larger plots of 1/10 of an acre were set out on the Midland Agricul- tural College sewage ...
... acre : Plot treatment - Untreated Pared and burned - Treated with carbon disulphide Treated with toluene Total produce - 26.4 30.2 31.8 32.6 36.8 Larger plots of 1/10 of an acre were set out on the Midland Agricul- tural College sewage ...
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... acre 40 to 60 bushels of wheat ; 75 to 110 of oats , 50 to 90 of barley , 300 to 500 of potatoes , 15 to 20 tons of sugar - beets and 4 to 6 tons of lucerne , the average yields of the above crops in 9 States of the arid region for ...
... acre 40 to 60 bushels of wheat ; 75 to 110 of oats , 50 to 90 of barley , 300 to 500 of potatoes , 15 to 20 tons of sugar - beets and 4 to 6 tons of lucerne , the average yields of the above crops in 9 States of the arid region for ...
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... acres this payment would average $ 550 ( £ 113 ) per annum . " This is at $ 30 ( £ 6 3s . 3d . ) an acre for land and water . There is no mention above of costs incidental to irrigation , so they are given here on an acreage of 80 acres ...
... acres this payment would average $ 550 ( £ 113 ) per annum . " This is at $ 30 ( £ 6 3s . 3d . ) an acre for land and water . There is no mention above of costs incidental to irrigation , so they are given here on an acreage of 80 acres ...
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... acre . e ) Number of leaves . The nicotine content is in inverse ratió to the number of leaves , while the weight of ... acre 2 15 3 20 050 ΙΟ The same variety 24 X 20 " = 13 300 per acre 5 15 6 20 7 IO 20 X 16 . 20 200 per acre 8 15 20 ...
... acre . e ) Number of leaves . The nicotine content is in inverse ratió to the number of leaves , while the weight of ... acre 2 15 3 20 050 ΙΟ The same variety 24 X 20 " = 13 300 per acre 5 15 6 20 7 IO 20 X 16 . 20 200 per acre 8 15 20 ...
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... acre , with Sufi 12 100 per acre . The density of the plantation varies with the vigour of the plant , the climate and the soil . Experiments may therefore be made on the following plan : Plants per acre 4 050 Plot No. No. of leaves per ...
... acre , with Sufi 12 100 per acre . The density of the plantation varies with the vigour of the plant , the climate and the soil . Experiments may therefore be made on the following plan : Plants per acre 4 050 Plot No. No. of leaves per ...
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Page 311 - Sec. 8. That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to quarantine any State, Territory, or District of the United States, or any portion thereof, when he shall determine that such quarantine is necessary to prevent the spread of a dangerous plant disease or insect infestation, new to or not theretofore widely prevalent or distributed within and throughout the United States...
Page 311 - Applications for permits should be made in advance of the proposed shipments; but if, through no fault of the importer, a shipment should arrive before a permit is received, the importation will be held in customs custody at the risk and expense of the importer for a period not exceeding 20 days pending the receipt of the permit.
Page 310 - nursery stock" shall include all field-grown florist stock, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, fruit pits and other seeds of fruit, and ornamental trees and shrubs, and other plants and plant products for propagation, except field, vegetable and flower seeds, bedding plants and other herbaceous plants, bulbs and roots.
Page iii - Institute, confining its operations within an international sphere, shall : a) Collect, study, and publish as promptly as possible statistical, technical, or economic information concerning farming, both vegetable and animal products, the commerce in agricultural products, and the prices prevailing in the various markets...
Page iii - Submit to the approval of the governments, if there is occasion for it, measures for the protection of the common interests of farmers and for the improvement of their condition, after having utilized all the necessary sources of information, such as the wishes expressed by international or other agricultural congresses or congresses of sciences applied to agriculture, agricultural societies, academies, learned bodies, etc.
Page iii - Communicate to parties interested, also as promptly as possible, the above information; c) Indicate the wages paid for farm work ; d) Make known the new diseases of vegetables which may appear in any part of the world, showing the territories infected, the progress of the...
Page 310 - ... nursery stock" as defined in section six of this Act may result in the entry into the United States or any of its Territories or Districts of injurious plant diseases or insect pests, he shall promulgate his determination, specifying the class of plants and plant products the importation of which shall be restricted and the country and locality where they are grown, and thereafter, and until such promulgation is withdrawn, such plants and plant products imported or offered for import into the...
Page 309 - That it shall be unlawful for any person to import or offer for entry into the United States any nursery stock unless and until a permit shall have been issued therefor by the Secretary of Agriculture, under such conditions and regulations as the said Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe...
Page 244 - States have caused an average annual loss of about 70 human lives,1 the destruction of trees worth at the very least $25,000,000, and the loss of stock, crops, buildings, and other improvements to the amount of many millions more.
Page iii - Study questions concerning agricultural cooperation, insurance, and credit in all their aspects; collect and publish information which might be useful in the various countries...