British Farmer's Magazine, Issue 25James Ridgway, 1854 |
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... opinion of Professor Way , for the requirements of vegetation . Its value as a manure remains to be proved by experiment . Theoretically , there is a good hope of success , for silicate of lime has the peculiar property of decomposing ...
... opinion of Professor Way , for the requirements of vegetation . Its value as a manure remains to be proved by experiment . Theoretically , there is a good hope of success , for silicate of lime has the peculiar property of decomposing ...
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... opinion amongst them on many weighty questions , and that they can , like other sections of the community , bring their case for- ward with discretion , judgment , and knowledge . Reli- gion and politics have always been hazardous ...
... opinion amongst them on many weighty questions , and that they can , like other sections of the community , bring their case for- ward with discretion , judgment , and knowledge . Reli- gion and politics have always been hazardous ...
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... opinion that if that club could give any assistance in the advancement of the principles which Mr. Ramsay had propounded , it should not be withheld . It would , he thought , be unwise and impolitic for the club to alter the system it ...
... opinion that if that club could give any assistance in the advancement of the principles which Mr. Ramsay had propounded , it should not be withheld . It would , he thought , be unwise and impolitic for the club to alter the system it ...
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... opinion , unanimously agreed to , the others having been withdrawn : -- " That this Meeting is of opinion that the London Farmers ' and that the Committee be requested to take into considera- Club should act as the Central Farmers ...
... opinion , unanimously agreed to , the others having been withdrawn : -- " That this Meeting is of opinion that the London Farmers ' and that the Committee be requested to take into considera- Club should act as the Central Farmers ...
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... opinion , and he knew it was also that of many leading agriculturists , that if proper facilities were enjoyed by the tenant , and especially if adequate security were given to him for the investment of his capital ( Hear , hear ) ...
... opinion , and he knew it was also that of many leading agriculturists , that if proper facilities were enjoyed by the tenant , and especially if adequate security were given to him for the investment of his capital ( Hear , hear ) ...
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