Annual Report of the American Institute of the City of New York, Том 8C. van Benthuysen., 1850 1st-32d 1841-1871/72 issued also as Legislative documents. |
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... acre . Various plows were in competition , among others a Starbuck plow , of Troy , one of the same mould as that star of a plow now shining brightly in the Castle Garden . There being a citizen on the field who had filled the ...
... acre . Various plows were in competition , among others a Starbuck plow , of Troy , one of the same mould as that star of a plow now shining brightly in the Castle Garden . There being a citizen on the field who had filled the ...
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... very entrance of our great city , capable by modern science , and by vessels , and by railroads of amending scientifically and perfectly every acre of her land . We believe this Long Island destined , in the life time of our 83 [ ASSEMBLY.
... very entrance of our great city , capable by modern science , and by vessels , and by railroads of amending scientifically and perfectly every acre of her land . We believe this Long Island destined , in the life time of our 83 [ ASSEMBLY.
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... acres in corn , divided into two fields , one containing 11 , the other 5 acres ; but as they were alike in all respects , they will for the sake of con- venience , be denominated one . The committee devoted their atten- tion , in the ...
... acres in corn , divided into two fields , one containing 11 , the other 5 acres ; but as they were alike in all respects , they will for the sake of con- venience , be denominated one . The committee devoted their atten- tion , in the ...
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... acres was manured with prepared peat , the other not ; in other respects , they received the same treatment . But ... acres of Mercer potatoes , of superior quality and abundant yield . Here we have 19 acres of corn , and In preparing ...
... acres was manured with prepared peat , the other not ; in other respects , they received the same treatment . But ... acres of Mercer potatoes , of superior quality and abundant yield . Here we have 19 acres of corn , and In preparing ...
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... acres . Mr. T. employed two men and a boy . labor is worthy of being noted , as having a direct bearing upon the cost and ... acre will be , can only be " guessed " at ; but as Mr. Townsend has promised to furnish the Institute with the ...
... acres . Mr. T. employed two men and a boy . labor is worthy of being noted , as having a direct bearing upon the cost and ... acre will be , can only be " guessed " at ; but as Mr. Townsend has promised to furnish the Institute with the ...
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Страница 395 - Americans will pay, which the exhausted state of the continent renders very unlikely ; and because it was well worth while to incur a loss upon the first exportation, in order, by the glut, to stifle in the cradle those rising manufactures in the United States, which the war had forced into existence contrary to the natural course of things.
Страница 395 - In the four quarters of the globe, who reads an American book, or goes to an American play, or looks at an American picture or statue...
Страница 155 - On the opposite side of the river was a range of low sand hills, fringed with vines, rising not more than a foot or eighteen inches from the surface. On examination we found these hillocks had been produced exclusively by the agency of the grape vines, arresting the sand as it was borne along by the wind, until such quantities had been accumulated as to bury every part of the plant, except the end of the branches.
Страница 155 - ... colouring to the landscape. On the opposite side of the river was a range of low sand hills, fringed with vines, rising not more than a foot or eighteen inches from the surface. On examination, we found these hillocks had been produced exclusively by the agency of the grape vines arresting the sand...
Страница 322 - And, since your leddyship is pleased to speak o' parting wi' us, I am free to tell you a piece o' my mind in another article. Your leddyship and the steward hae been pleased to propose that my son Cuddie suld work in the barn wi' a new-fangled machine for dighting the corn frae the chaff, thus impiously thwarting the will of Divine Providence, by raising wind for your leddyship's ain particular use by human art, instead of soliciting it by prayer, or waiting patiently for whatever dispensation of...
Страница 155 - ... as it prevents the unfolding of leaves and flowers on the parts below the surface, while the protruded ends of the branches enjoy an increased degree of light and heat from the reflection of the sand. It is owing, undoubtedly, to these causes that the grapes in question are far superior to the fruit of the same vine under ordinary circumstances. The treatment here employed by nature to bring to perfection the fruit of the vine may be imitated ; but without the peculiarities of soil and exposure...
Страница 481 - I am sorry to add, that nothing final in Congress has been decided respecting the institution of a National Board of Agriculture, recommended by me at the opening of the session. But this did not, I believe, proceed from any disinclination to the measure, but from their limited sitting, and a pressure of what they conceived more important business. I think it highly probable that next session will bring this matter to maturity.
Страница 247 - Hart, for the able and impartial manner in which he has discharged the duties of presiding officer of this body.
Страница 329 - ... and stimulated, rather than satiated, by those already made. Thus it has been remarked: — "Even at the present day, the Hindoo, seated^ on the ground, with his legs in a hole, and the weft of his muslin tied to the branches of a couple of trees, throws his shuttle with a skill that, in the end, produces the most beautiful muslin or calico ; but yet, such is the superiority obtained by the use of machinery, that the cotton grown on his native plains can be brought ten thousand miles, cleansed,...
Страница 395 - ... goes to an American play? or looks at an American picture or statue? What does the world yet owe to American physicians or surgeons? What new substances have their chemists discovered: or what old ones have they analyzed? What new constellations have been discovered by the telescopes of Americans? What have they done in mathematics? Who drinks out of American glasses? or eats from American plates? or wears American coats or gowns? or sleeps in American blankets?