Therefore the first effort of the farmer to improve the fertility of his soil should be to improve his methods of working the soil.
Commercial fertilizers=, materials containing plant food which are bought and sold in the markets to improve the soil.
Rotation helps to maintain orimprove the texture of the soil because the amount of humus in the soil is maintained or increased by turning under green manure and cover crops which should occur in every well-planned rotation.
The inhabitants set fire to the forests, to improve the pasturage, and to destroy the shrubs that choke the grass.
It was in the dry season, and to improve the pasturage, the savannahs and the turf covering the steepest rocks were set on fire.
In a country where fuel is not scarce, a mixture of refractory earths may be useful, to improve the earthenware, and even the bricks.
My attempts to improve the breed of horned cattle, though infinitely more confined, have been proportionally much more successful.
Account I A Short Account of the military academy at munich Account II An account of the means used to improve the bread of horses, and horned cattle, in Bavaria and the Palatinate.
While the young pretender endeavoured to improve the advantages he had gamed, the ministry of Great Britain took every possible measure to retard his progress.
This prince seemed to entertain some private views of his own; for he took no effectual step to improve the victory.
She desired the commons would grant such supplies as might enable her to improve theadvantages of this successful campaign.
Let me improve the hours I have, Before the day of grace is fled; There's no repentance in the grave, Nor pardon offered to the dead.
She seemed anxious to improve the opportunity of my visit to the best purpose for her own and her parents' sake; yet there was nothing of unbecoming forwardness, no self-confidence or conceitedness in her conduct.
To improve the appearance of the crust, brush it over with the yolk of an egg after it has risen properly.
To improve the colour of the fruit, a few drops of prepared cochineal may be added, which rather enhances the beauty of this dish.
To improve the colour of the fruit, a few drops of prepared cochineal may be added; but this will not be found necessary if the pears are very gently baked.
If it is desired to improve the flavor, the bananas may be dipped into the salad dressing before being rolled in the peanuts.
To improve the flavor of puddings, sauces of a contrasting flavor are usually served with them.
To improve the flavor of such salads as chicken, veal, lobster, or crab, the ingredients are usually marinated with a sour dressing of some description before the salad dressing is added.
When a bland fruit is used as the basis for a sherbet, a more acid one should be added toimprove the flavor.
Their affinity is so close with wolves that they frequently cross with them, and the Indians take the whelps of wolves "to improve the breed of their dogs.
These facts show that there can be but little, if any, sterility between the Esquimaux dog and the wolf, for otherwise they would not be used to improve the breed.
The next morning we marched fifteen miles farther up the valley to Hazir Pir, where we halted for one day to improve the road (in some places impracticable for guns and transport) and to allow of the rear part of the column closing up.
Lord Napier of Magd[=a]la did much to improve the efficiency of the army by means of Camps of Exercise.
Still, the unit worked diligently to improve the lot of the black sailor, and eventually from this office would emerge the plans that brought about the integration of the Navy.
Negroes in the higher categories, I through III, would be assigned to existing black units where they could be expected to improve the performance of those units.
The change in training did little to improve thestandards of the service and much to intensify the feeling of isolation among many stewards.
The enemy was, of course, not unaware of his great success in dividing the army and driving off the greater part of it; nor was he lacking in efforts toimprove the advantage by destroying the divisions which yet confronted him.
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