British Farmer's Magazine, Issue 25James Ridgway, 1854 |
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... ploughing , sowing , draining , cattle- feeding , which for some time past have successfully pro- gressed and been worked out by all agricultural societies in the kingdom , with the Royal Agricultural Society at their head . To effect ...
... ploughing , sowing , draining , cattle- feeding , which for some time past have successfully pro- gressed and been worked out by all agricultural societies in the kingdom , with the Royal Agricultural Society at their head . To effect ...
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... plough the whole ridge with their teams walking in this manner , objecting to working abreast , because it poaches ... ploughing and harrowing the field , for instance , may hold a sufficiency for this purpose ; for in them plants will ...
... plough the whole ridge with their teams walking in this manner , objecting to working abreast , because it poaches ... ploughing and harrowing the field , for instance , may hold a sufficiency for this purpose ; for in them plants will ...
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... ploughing , concave towards the centre or crown , both top and bottom , instead of convex or rising in a curved form , as if purposely to effect the stagnation of water ! It takes a good hand to keep down the first four furrows forming ...
... ploughing , concave towards the centre or crown , both top and bottom , instead of convex or rising in a curved form , as if purposely to effect the stagnation of water ! It takes a good hand to keep down the first four furrows forming ...
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... ploughing for spring corn in such climates , there is always a man for so many ploughs , on the best conducted farms , whose duty it is to keep the cross - furrows open . These are never allowed to get closed for a single night ; and ...
... ploughing for spring corn in such climates , there is always a man for so many ploughs , on the best conducted farms , whose duty it is to keep the cross - furrows open . These are never allowed to get closed for a single night ; and ...
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... ploughing , carting corn , stacking hay , and rapid walking , the horses will beat the oxen hollow . Time saved , it is well known to every practical man , is the great element of success in farming - it saves a season , it secures many ...
... ploughing , carting corn , stacking hay , and rapid walking , the horses will beat the oxen hollow . Time saved , it is well known to every practical man , is the great element of success in farming - it saves a season , it secures many ...
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