Overland MonthlyA. Roman and Company, 1967 |
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Page 15
... land which is plowed in the early part of the year and allowed to rest during the summer - should be plowed over once or more , if clean grain and a full crop is de- sired . Every plowing cleans the ground , and it is said increases the ...
... land which is plowed in the early part of the year and allowed to rest during the summer - should be plowed over once or more , if clean grain and a full crop is de- sired . Every plowing cleans the ground , and it is said increases the ...
Page 148
... land , as the growth of wheat is too rank at first . Land that has been in barley eight and ten years shows no diminution in fertility . This is owing to the natural fertility of the soil , and to the fact that during seasons of light ...
... land , as the growth of wheat is too rank at first . Land that has been in barley eight and ten years shows no diminution in fertility . This is owing to the natural fertility of the soil , and to the fact that during seasons of light ...
Page 150
... land , it soon recovers and produces about as well as when new . ” John Finnell says : " When land gets poor or tired , summer - fallow is all that is required . We have summer - fallowed this season ( 1880 ) six thousand acres , which ...
... land , it soon recovers and produces about as well as when new . ” John Finnell says : " When land gets poor or tired , summer - fallow is all that is required . We have summer - fallowed this season ( 1880 ) six thousand acres , which ...
Contents
Annetta | 17 |
A Tale of Early California H L Wright | 32 |
Past and Present of Political Economy | 63 |
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