The Agricultural Journal of the Union of South Africa, Volume 6Government Print. and Stationery Office, 1914 |
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Page 107
... grown and perished in myriads upon the soil beneath the trees in a vain attempt to find fresh pastures . ( 17 ) The immediate practical effect of defoliation , or the removal of the organs of assimilation , is to cause bark - binding ...
... grown and perished in myriads upon the soil beneath the trees in a vain attempt to find fresh pastures . ( 17 ) The immediate practical effect of defoliation , or the removal of the organs of assimilation , is to cause bark - binding ...
Page 114
... grown that will not only keep pace with the wattle but outstrip it , in order to prevent wind - spread the better . Then early felling might be advocated where a certain degree of Bagworm infestation was present . Of course trees should ...
... grown that will not only keep pace with the wattle but outstrip it , in order to prevent wind - spread the better . Then early felling might be advocated where a certain degree of Bagworm infestation was present . Of course trees should ...
Page 120
... grown starved to death for want of food , and , travelling to the ground , they succumbed . Several patches throughout the plantation were examined , and I arrived at the conclusion that there were not more than two insects at most to ...
... grown starved to death for want of food , and , travelling to the ground , they succumbed . Several patches throughout the plantation were examined , and I arrived at the conclusion that there were not more than two insects at most to ...
Page 124
... grown - up animals . The following are the doses recommended : - For Lambs . Take 1 Ib . ( avoirdupois ) pure bluestone , 1 lb. Colman's mustard ( fresh ) , 12 gallons of rain - water . Dose : 3 to 6 months ' old , give 2 ounces ; 6 to ...
... grown - up animals . The following are the doses recommended : - For Lambs . Take 1 Ib . ( avoirdupois ) pure bluestone , 1 lb. Colman's mustard ( fresh ) , 12 gallons of rain - water . Dose : 3 to 6 months ' old , give 2 ounces ; 6 to ...
Page 170
... grown in black , sandy loam ; and that mountain buchu prefers a red , sandy loam . ( 4 ) As regards manure , I drew my conclusions from the nature of the soils in which the several species grew , and experi- mented accordingly . But ...
... grown in black , sandy loam ; and that mountain buchu prefers a red , sandy loam . ( 4 ) As regards manure , I drew my conclusions from the nature of the soils in which the several species grew , and experi- mented accordingly . But ...
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Page 812 - Nursery stock, including all field-grown florists' stock, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, fruit pits and other seeds of fruit and ornamental trees or 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 360 - ... pounds or, in default of payment, to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a period not exceeding six months...
Page 812 - That for the purpose of this act the term " nursery stock " shall include all field-grown florists' stock, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, fruit pits and other seeds of fruit and ornamental trees or 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 812 - Field-grown florists' stock, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, fruit pits and other seeds of fruit and ornamental trees or shrubs; also field, vegetable, and flower seeds, bedding plants, and other herbaceous plants, bulbs, and roots, and other plants and plant products for, or capable of, propagation.
Page 562 - ... the colonies of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, the Transvaal, and the Orange River Colony, hereinafter called the colonies, shall be united in a legislative union under one government under the name of the Union of South Africa.
Page 275 - ... 1. Keep the nests clean; provide one nest for every four hens. 2. Gather the eggs twice daily. 3. Keep the eggs in a cool, dry room or cellar. 4. Market the eggs at least twice a week. 5. Sell, kill, or confine all male birds as soon as the hatching season is over. 528 Issued May 17, 1913. US DEPARTMENT OF AGRlCULTURE. FARMERS
Page 425 - Fresh evidence is adduced that bacteria are not the only inhabitants of the soil, but that another group of organisms occurs, detrimental to bacteria, multiplying more slowly under soil conditions and possessing lower power of resistance to heat and to antiseptics.
Page 102 - Minister" shall mean the Minister of Native Affairs; "farm labourer" shall mean a native who resides on a farm and is bona fide, but not necessarily continuously employed by the owner or lessee thereof in domestic service or in farming operations: Provided that — (a) if such native reside on one farm and is employed on another farm of the same owner or lessee he shall be deemed to have resided, and to have been employed, on one and the same farm; (b) such native shall not be deemed to be bona fide...
Page 722 - I know not what epithet to give this soil ; sterility falls short of the idea ; a hungry vitriolic gravel — I occupied for nine years the jaws of a wolf. A nabob's fortune would sink in the attempt to raise good arable crops in such a country...
Page 812 - Field-grown florists' stock" is all florists' stock which is usually grown outside of greenhouses for all or part of the year. "Herbaceous plants" are plants which perish annually down to (sometimes including) the root; that is, soft, succulent plants.