I shall adopt it as being generally understood. Organic manures are those which are capable of yielding to the plant, by decomposition or otherwise, organic matter — carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen — constituents which uncultivated plants derive... Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England - Page 504by Royal Agricultural Society of England - 1863Full view - About this book
| England Royal Agricultural Society - 1856 - 694 pages
...(oxygen and hydrogen), ammonia and ammoniacal salts are, according to Mr. Lawes, organic matters !! " Inorganic manures are those substances which contain the mineral ingredients, of which the ashes of plants are found to consist." phosphorus (phosphoric acid), alkalies, earths, salts, and metals,... | |
| James Glaisher - 1864 - 768 pages
...decomposition or otherwise, ORGANIC MATTER — carbon, hydrogen, OXYGEN, and nitrogen — CONSTITUENTS WHICH UNCULTIVATED PLANTS DERIVE ORIGINALLY FROM THE...ingredients, of which the ash of plants is found to consist." Before I enter on any discussion of this definition or theory, I must beg to recal the views on the... | |
| 1864 - 590 pages
...decomposition or otherwise, ORGANIC MATTER— carbon, hydrogen, OXYGEN, and nitrogen — CONSTITUENTS WHICH UNCULTIVATED PLANTS DERIVE ORIGINALLY FROM THE...manures are those substances which contain the mineral ingredienti, of which the ash of planta is found to consist." Before I enter on any discussion of this... | |
| New York State Agricultural Society - 1865 - 738 pages
...the plant, by decomposition or otherwise, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen. Jnorganio manures are thoae substances which contain the mineral ingredients of which the ash of plants is found to consist. " — [Translation.] But the following is the passage as it really stands at the page referred to by... | |
| 1848 - 612 pages
...decomposition or otherwise, organic matter — carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen — constituents which uncultivated plants derive originally from the...ingredients, of which the ash of plants is found to consist. Much of the sub110 THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. stances employed as manures contain both organic md inorganic... | |
| Rothamsted Experimental Station - 1893 - 772 pages
...decomposition or otherwise, organic matter — carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen — constituents which uncultivated plants derive originally from the...ingredients, of which the ash of plants is found to consist. Most of the substances employed as manures contain both organic and inorganic substances. The greater... | |
| 1893 - 766 pages
...decomposition or otherwise, organic matter — carl>on, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen — constituents which uncultivated plants derive originally from the...ingredients, of which the ash of plants is found to consist. Most <>f the substances employed as manures contain both organic and inorganic substances. The greater... | |
| 1893 - 740 pages
...are capable of yielding to the plant, by decomposition or otherwise, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen. Inorganic manures are those substances which contain...the mineral ingredients of which the ash of plants in found to consist." — [Translation.] But the following is the passage as it really stands at the... | |
| Farmers' Alliance - 1848 - 622 pages
...decomposition or otherwise, organic matter—carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen—constituents which uncultivated plants derive originally from the...ingredients, of which the ash of plants is found to consist. Much of the substances employed as manures contain both organic and inorganic substances. The greater... | |
| The Farmer's Magazine - 1864 - 588 pages
...MATTER— csrbon, hydrogen, OXYOBN, and nitrogen — CONSTITUENTS WHICH UNCULTIVATED PLANTS D8BIVE ORIGINALLY FROM THE ATMOSPHERE. Inorganic manures...ingredients, of which the ash of plants is found to consist." Before I enter on any discussion of this definition or theory, I must beg to recal the views on the... | |
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