Annual Report, Volume 24

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Page 56 - HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter, fire.
Page 77 - SEC 2. That it shall be the object and duty of said experiment stations to conduct original researches or verify experiments on the physiology of plants and animals ; the diseases to which they are severally subject, with the remedies for the same ; the chemical composition of useful plants at their different stages of growth ; the comparative advantages of rotative cropping...
Page 78 - ... series of crops; the capacity of new plants or trees for acclimation; the analysis of soils and water; the chemical composition of manures, natural or artificial, with experiments designed to test their comparative effects on crops of different kinds; the adaptation and value of grasses and forage plants; the composition and digestibility of the different kinds of food for domestic animals; the scientific and economic questions involved in the production of butter and cheese; and such other researches...
Page 56 - ... him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade. In winter fire. Blest, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years slide soft away. In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day. Sound sleep by night; study and ease, Together mixt; sweet recreation: And innocence, which most does please With meditation.
Page 77 - ... varying series of crops ; the capacity of new plants or trees for acclimation ; the analysis of soils and water ; the chemical composition of manures, natural or artificial, with experiments designed to test their comparative effects on crops of different kinds ; the adaptation and value of grasses and forage plants ; the composition and digestibility of the different kinds of food for domestic animals ; the scientific and economic questions involved in the production of butter and cheese...
Page 77 - ... researches or verify experiments on the physiology of plants and animals; the diseases to which they are severally subject, with the remedies for the same; the chemical composition of useful plants at their different stages of growth; the comparative advantages of rotative cropping as pursued under a varying series of crops; the capacity of new plants or trees for acclimation ; the analysis of soils and water; the chemical composition of manures, natural or artificial, with experiments designed...
Page 261 - ... extended to towns of 5,000 population. His discussion of the inadequate facilities extended under our present system to rural communities and his suggestions with a view to give these communities a fuller participation in the benefits of the postal service are worthy of your careful consideration. It is not just that the farmer, who receives his mail at a neighboring town, should not only be compelled to send to the post-office for it, but to pay a considerable rent for a box in which to place...
Page 180 - RELATIVE COST PER POUND OF NUTRIENTS. The fact that milk varies in composition shows at once that at a uniform price per quart there is a wide variation in the cost of the nutrients to the consumer. It will be observed from a study of the average composition of milk that as the total solids in the milk increase the percentage of fat is increased in greater proportion than the solids not fat. The consumer not only secures his total solids in the richer milk at a lower cost per pound, but also obtains...
Page 50 - ... communication with all societies, associations and clubs organized for such purposes within the State ; to gather from them the results of their observations and experiments, and to furnish them in return results obtained from other societies or digested material drawn from a comparison of the whole of the results together.
Page 181 - ... the advantage of a higher price, which fairly belongs to him, because of the greater cost of producing milk of a better quality. This method of purchasing milk by actual composition is now used in many creameries with entire satisfaction to both the seller and the buyer.

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