American Quarterly Review, Volume 21Carey, Lea & Carey, 1837 - Serial publications |
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... seems to have studied the character of soils , and the laws of vegetation , with considerable industry , and his works abound with much ele- mentary knowledge , but they are of course destitute of that philosophical accuracy which is ...
... seems to have studied the character of soils , and the laws of vegetation , with considerable industry , and his works abound with much ele- mentary knowledge , but they are of course destitute of that philosophical accuracy which is ...
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... seems to be devoted to this object , and the natural humidity of the climate keeps the vegetation at all times verdant . In fact , the soil is generally too moist and low for cultivation without the use of furrowing and draining . The ...
... seems to be devoted to this object , and the natural humidity of the climate keeps the vegetation at all times verdant . In fact , the soil is generally too moist and low for cultivation without the use of furrowing and draining . The ...
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... seems to be essential to the progress of agricultural industry , that the rights of meum and tuum should be clearly defined , and that the husbandman should pos- sess an absolute or qualified property in the soil . To this fact may be ...
... seems to be essential to the progress of agricultural industry , that the rights of meum and tuum should be clearly defined , and that the husbandman should pos- sess an absolute or qualified property in the soil . To this fact may be ...
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... seems to be the ambition of our Ameri- can farmers to extend their operations over large tracts . It is equally clear , that the same labour would , if expended upon the western soil , produce , upon an average , double the amount of ...
... seems to be the ambition of our Ameri- can farmers to extend their operations over large tracts . It is equally clear , that the same labour would , if expended upon the western soil , produce , upon an average , double the amount of ...
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... seems to be a subject of no less importance than the manufacture of sugar , and we rejoice that public attention is ... seem to lay a natural foundation for a complete American system , which shall make us independent of the globe . The ...
... seems to be a subject of no less importance than the manufacture of sugar , and we rejoice that public attention is ... seem to lay a natural foundation for a complete American system , which shall make us independent of the globe . The ...
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