A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature and Practical Mechanics: Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge : Illustrated by Numerous Engravings, a General Atlas, and Appropriate Diagrams, Том 19Thomas Curtis Thomas Tegg, 1829 |
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... grass . Animal hair , as that from horses , is had recourse to where there is no great friction , and it forms a rope or cord much more durable than any that can be obtained from vegetables ; it is impervious to moisture is capable of ...
... grass . Animal hair , as that from horses , is had recourse to where there is no great friction , and it forms a rope or cord much more durable than any that can be obtained from vegetables ; it is impervious to moisture is capable of ...
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... grass . After grass . Then spare it for rowen , till Michel be past , To lengthen thy dairie no better thou hast . Tusser . Rowen is a field kept up till after Michaelmas , that the corn left on the ground may sprout into green . Notes ...
... grass . After grass . Then spare it for rowen , till Michel be past , To lengthen thy dairie no better thou hast . Tusser . Rowen is a field kept up till after Michaelmas , that the corn left on the ground may sprout into green . Notes ...
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... grass for range , and the building should be near the farm - yard , and have clear water near .. Great attention should be paid to cleanliness and whitewashing , not for ap- pearance , but to destroy vermin . ' Loudon re- commends for ...
... grass for range , and the building should be near the farm - yard , and have clear water near .. Great attention should be paid to cleanliness and whitewashing , not for ap- pearance , but to destroy vermin . ' Loudon re- commends for ...
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... grass may grow at the bottom , but to clear off the grass once in four or five years will restore it to its original perfection . A hollow drain may be proper between the spring - head and the main drain , where the distance is not ...
... grass may grow at the bottom , but to clear off the grass once in four or five years will restore it to its original perfection . A hollow drain may be proper between the spring - head and the main drain , where the distance is not ...
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... grass seeds . It is an improve- ment upon this method , to take two or three successive crops of turnip , which will require no dung for the second and following crops . This will thicken the soil , and enrich it greatly . The best way ...
... grass seeds . It is an improve- ment upon this method , to take two or three successive crops of turnip , which will require no dung for the second and following crops . This will thicken the soil , and enrich it greatly . The best way ...
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