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... fairs , giving one volume of said report to each of said commit- tees as shall be present and discharge the duties of the office on the day of the county and district fairs ; and in addition to the foregoing there shall be published a ...
... fairs , giving one volume of said report to each of said commit- tees as shall be present and discharge the duties of the office on the day of the county and district fairs ; and in addition to the foregoing there shall be published a ...
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... fair growth of corn , a trifle over ten tons per acre . Fifty - four thousand three hundred and three pounds were placed in the silo Sept. 12 and 13 , and we shall continue the experiments begun in '82 during the coming winter ...
... fair growth of corn , a trifle over ten tons per acre . Fifty - four thousand three hundred and three pounds were placed in the silo Sept. 12 and 13 , and we shall continue the experiments begun in '82 during the coming winter ...
Page 64
... fair way to be had ; with them noth- ing further is needed at present to make us both comfortable and comely . The work of the year has been done without assistance , other than that done by the janitors , whose thoughtful attendance ...
... fair way to be had ; with them noth- ing further is needed at present to make us both comfortable and comely . The work of the year has been done without assistance , other than that done by the janitors , whose thoughtful attendance ...
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... fair to presume , moreover , that some of the greater yield of plot 16 , from 1864 to 1883 , over that of plot 3 , is due to the residue of the mixed mineral manure , which , as will be seen further on , has some effect on succeeding ...
... fair to presume , moreover , that some of the greater yield of plot 16 , from 1864 to 1883 , over that of plot 3 , is due to the residue of the mixed mineral manure , which , as will be seen further on , has some effect on succeeding ...
Page 97
... fair . The cornet band added considerably to the pleasure of the occasion . The meeting was called to order by J. M. Sterling , who , on behalf of the Business Men's Club , called A. J. Keeney , of Erie , to the chair . The latter ...
... fair . The cornet band added considerably to the pleasure of the occasion . The meeting was called to order by J. M. Sterling , who , on behalf of the Business Men's Club , called A. J. Keeney , of Erie , to the chair . The latter ...
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Page 16 - That in order to aid in acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical information on subjects connected with agriculture, and to promote scientific investigation and experiment respecting the principles and applications of agricultural science...
Page 16 - States as may in each case be deemed advisable, having due regard to the varying conditions and needs of the respective states or territories.
Page 16 - 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...
Page 16 - ... 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...
Page 17 - Treasury proceeding from the sales of public lands, to be paid in equal quarterly payments, on the first day of January, April, July, and October in each year, to the treasurer or other officer duly appointed by the governing boards of said colleges to receive the same...
Page 16 - States commissioner of agriculture to furnish forms, as far as practicable, for the tabulation of results of investigation or experiments; to indicate, from time to time, such lines of inquiry as to him shall seem most important; and in general, to furnish such advice and assistance as will be"st promote the purposes of this act.
Page 258 - I call therefore a complete and generous education, that which fits a man to perform justly, skilfully, and magnanimously all the offices, both private and public, of peace and war.
Page 17 - That whenever it shall appear to the Secretary of the Treasury from the annual statement of receipts and expenditures of any of said stations that a portion of the preceding annual appropriation remains unexpended, such amount shall be deducted from the next succeeding annual appropriation to such station...
Page 16 - That bulletins or reports of progress shall be published at said stations at least once in three months, one copy of which shall be sent to each newspaper in the States or Territories in which they are respectively located, and to such individuals actually engaged in farming as may request the same, and as far as the means of the station will permit.
Page 175 - That no person, firm or corporate body shall manufacture, out of any oleaginous substance, or any compound of the same, other than that produced from unadulterated milk, or of cream from the same, any article designed to take the place of butter, or cheese produced from pure unadulterated milk, or cream from the same...