... clearly show that a fertile soil is one which has accumulated within it the residue of ages of previous vegetation, and that it becomes infertile as this residue is exhausted... Science - Page 2531884Full view - About this book
 | Chemical Society (Great Britain) - 1885 - 956 pages
...world, so far as it is known, clearly show that, pre-eminently so far as the nitrogen is concerned, a fertile soil is one which has accumulated within it the residue of ages of natural vegetation, and that it becomes infertile as this residue is exhausted. XLV. — The Chlorination... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1888 - 624 pages
...before, that — "The history of agriculture throughout the world, so far as it is known, clearly shows that a fertile soil is one which has accumulated within...of ages of previous vegetation, and that it becomes infertile as this residue is exhausted." In conclusion, we would call attention to the fact, that in... | |
 | 1884 - 660 pages
...Dewar called attention to the wonderful preservative power of hydrogen peroxide. One one-hundredth of one per cent will preserve urea indefinitely. It...were cited in evidence. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECTION 01-' GEOLOGY. IT is impossible, in the limited space at our disposal, to do any thing like justice... | |
 | Michigan. State Board of Agriculture - 1884 - 482 pages
...ascertained in our own and in other investigations, but the history of agriculture throughout the world, so far as we know it, clearly show that a fertile...of ages of previous vegetation, and that it becomes infertile as this residue is exhausted; and enormous as are the accumulations in the prairie lands... | |
 | 1885 - 900 pages
...facts adduced by them in previous papers, but the wholo history of agriculture, so far as we know it, show that a fertile soil is one which has accumulated...becomes less fertile as this residue is exhausted. !)i:. COBBOLD, an eminent authority on the subject, asserts that the danger of eating parasites in... | |
 | Washintong Government Printing Office - 1885 - 746 pages
...world, so far as it is known, clearly shows that, pre-eminently, so far as the nitrogen is concerned, a fertile soil is one which has accumulated within it the residue of ages of natural vegetation, and that it becomes infertile aa this residue is exhausted. The following table... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1885 - 778 pages
...world, so far as it is known, clearly shows that, pre-eminently, so far as the nitrogen is concerned, a fertile soil is one which has accumulated within it the residue of ages of natural vegetation, and that it becomes infertile as this residue is exhausted. Tim following table... | |
 | United States. Department of Agriculture - 1885 - 758 pages
...world, so far as it is known, clearly shows that, pre-eminently, so far as the nitrogen is concerned, a fertile soil is one which has accumulated within it the residue of ages of natural vegetation, and that it becomes infertile as this residue is exhausted. The following table... | |
 | 1885 - 284 pages
...agriculture throughout the world, so far as it was known, clearly show that a fertile soil is one which had accumulated within it the residue of ages of previous vegetation ; and •that it had become infertile as this residue was exhausted. V. THE GEOGNOSY OF CRYSTALLINE EOCKS.* BY T. STERRY... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1885 - 1238 pages
...throughout the world, so far as it was known, clearly showed that н fertile soil was one which had accumulated within it the residue of ages of previous vegetation ; and that it became infertile as this residue was exhausted. 5. On the Velocity of Explosions in Gases. Бу HB... | |
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