The Book of the Farm, Volum 1W. Blackwood, 1852 |
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Pàgina vi
... considerable alterations have been made in the arrangement of the sub- jects ; and these have been so emended , enlarged , and in some instances curtailed a large proportion having been also rewritten , to suit the altered influences ...
... considerable alterations have been made in the arrangement of the sub- jects ; and these have been so emended , enlarged , and in some instances curtailed a large proportion having been also rewritten , to suit the altered influences ...
Pàgina ix
... . This excursion gave me considerable insight into the methods of Continental farming . Shortly after my return home , I took possession of a small farm on Balmadies in Forfarshire , consisting of 300 acres . It PREFACE . ix.
... . This excursion gave me considerable insight into the methods of Continental farming . Shortly after my return home , I took possession of a small farm on Balmadies in Forfarshire , consisting of 300 acres . It PREFACE . ix.
Pàgina 6
... considerable labour -every muscle being awakened into ener- getic action , and the brow most probably moistened . As these symptoms of fatigue subside with repetitions of the exercise , he will eventually find one of the ploughs more ...
... considerable labour -every muscle being awakened into ener- getic action , and the brow most probably moistened . As these symptoms of fatigue subside with repetitions of the exercise , he will eventually find one of the ploughs more ...
Pàgina 7
... considerable knowledge of the minutiae of labour ; and it is only in this way that the groundwork of a familiar ac- quaintance with them can be laid , and which requires years of experience . Indeed , ob- servant farmers are learning ...
... considerable knowledge of the minutiae of labour ; and it is only in this way that the groundwork of a familiar ac- quaintance with them can be laid , and which requires years of experience . Indeed , ob- servant farmers are learning ...
Pàgina 8
... considerable portions of time , and neces- sarily separated from each other , he would acquire that import in a much shorter time than if left to be discovered by his own sagacity . 31. Such a book would be useful to every class of ...
... considerable portions of time , and neces- sarily separated from each other , he would acquire that import in a much shorter time than if left to be discovered by his own sagacity . 31. Such a book would be useful to every class of ...
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The Book of the Farm: Detailing the Labors of the Farmer, Farm ..., Volum 1 Henry Stephens Visualització completa - 1844 |
The Book of the Farm: Detailing the Labors of the Farmer, Farm ..., Volum 1 Henry Stephens Visualització completa - 1844 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 70 - Sometime we see a cloud that's dragonish; A vapour sometime like a bear or lion, A tower'd citadel, a pendent rock, A forked mountain, or blue promontory With trees upon't, that nod unto the world, And mock our eyes with air.
Pàgina 69 - The rising vapours catch the silver light: Thence Fancy measures, as they parting fly, Which first will throw its shadow on the eye, Passing the source of light; and thence away, Succeeded quick by brighter still than they.
Pàgina 146 - That wave and glitter in the distant sun. When, if a sudden gust of wind arise, The brittle forest into atoms flies: The crackling wood beneath the tempest bends, And in a spangled shower the prospect ends...
Pàgina 41 - Other combustibles ; it consumes none while idle ; it never tires, and wants no sleep ; it is not subject to malady when originally well made, and only refuses to work when worn out with age ; it is equally active in all climates, and will do work of any kind...
Pàgina 41 - In the present perfect state of the engine, it appears a thing almost endowed with intelligence. It regulates with perfect accuracy and uniformity the number of its strokes in a given time, counting or recording them moreover, to tell how much work it has done, as a clock records the beats of its pendulum ; it regulates the quantity of steam admitted to work ; the briskness of the fire ; the supply of water to the boiler ; the supply of coals to the fire...
Pàgina 148 - After a northerly wind, for the most of two months or more, and then coming south, there are usually three or four fair days at first, and then on the fourth or fifth day comes rain, or else the wind turns north again and continues dry.
Pàgina 111 - Earth, sand, gravel, stones, and other transported matter which has been washed away and thrown down by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas.
Pàgina 500 - March hack ham, comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb. A bushel of March dust is worth a king's ransom. March grass never did good. A windy March and a rainy April make a beautiful May.
Pàgina 41 - ... originally well made, and only refuses to work when worn out with age ; it is equally active in all climates, and will do work of any kind ; it is a water-pumper, a miner, a sailor, a cottonspinner, a weaver, a blacksmith, a miller, &c.
Pàgina 585 - ... drought, and destitute of all vegetation, except that of a few thistles. A square foot of the dead turf being dug up...