Farm Arithmetic: To be Used with Any Text-book of Arithmetic Or Without

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Orange Judd Company, 1913 - 280 pages
 

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Page 258 - By PROF. THOMAS SHAW. The place for this book will be at once apparent when it is stated that it is the first book that has ever been written which discusses the management and feeding of cattle, from the birth of the calf until it has fulfilled its mission in life, whether on the block or at the pail. The book is handsomely printed on fine paper, from large, clear type. Fully illustrated.
Page 183 - Half fill a pail with water and mix in the flour, dissolving all lumps thoroughly. Dissolve the chrome in a quart of water in a separate vessel and add the solution and the glue to the flour; bring the whole to a boil and add the barytes slowly, stirring constantly. Make the wash the day before it is required. Stir it frequently when using, and apply with a brush.
Page 257 - The very evident decrease in the fertility of those soils which have been under cultivation for a number of years, combined with the increased competition and the advanced price of labor, have convinced the intelligent farmer that the agriculture of the future must be based upon more rational practices than those which have been followed in the past. We have felt for some time that there was a place for a brief, and at the same time comprehensive, treatise on this important subject of Soil Fertility....
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Page 246 - Then add the sulphur which should be worked through a sieve to break up the lumps and finally enough water to slake the lime into a paste. Considerable stirring is necessary to prevent caking on the bottom. After the violent boiling which accompanies the slaking of the lime is over the mixture should be diluted ready for spraying, or at least enough cold water added to stop the cooking.
Page 203 - Find the continued product of the half -sum and the three remainders, and extract the square root of that product.
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Page 179 - Sugar-cured hams and bacon. — When the meat is cooled, rub each piece with salt and allow it to drain overnight. Then pack it in a barrel, with the hams and shoulders in the bottom, using the strips of bacon to fill in between or to put on top. Weigh out for each 100 pounds of meat, 8 pounds of salt, 2 pounds of brown sugar, and 2 ounces of saltpeter. Dissolve all in 4 gallons of water, and cover the meat with the brine. For summer use it will be safest to boil the brine before using. In that case...
Page 248 - ... the temperature is around the freezing point, will prevent perfect mixing. Preferably the materials should be kept In a moderately warm room some hours before mixing. Dilution for spraying. — For use the miscible oil Is diluted with the desired amount of water by thorough stirring. From 3$ to 4} gallons of the miscible oil are used to make 50 gallons of spray.

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