| Sir Humphry Davy, George Sinclair, John Russell Duke of Bedford - 1815 - 452 Seiten
...existing, mix their night soil with onethird of its weight of a fat marle, make it into cakes, ahd dry it by exposure to the sun. These cakes, we are...and form a common article of commerce of the empire. v The earth, by its absorbent powers, probably prevents, to a certain extent, the action of moisture... | |
| Andrew Ure - 1821 - 418 Seiten
...manures than any other people existing, mix their night-soil wilh one-third of its weight of a fat marl, make it into cakes, and dry it by exposure to the...and form a common article of commerce of the empire. Afi er night-soil, pigeons' dung comes next in order, as to fertilizing poyver. If the pure dung of... | |
| Andrew Ure - 1821 - 512 Seiten
...manures than any other people existing, mix their night-soil with one-third of its weight of a fat mar!, make it into cakes, and dry it by exposure to the...have no disagreeable smell, and form a common article ot commerce of the empire Afier night-soil, flippant' dung comes next in order, as to fertilizing power.... | |
| John Claudius Loudon - 1822 - 1494 Seiten
...manures than any other people existing, mix their night-soil with one-third of its weight of a fat mnrl, make it into cakes, and dry it by exposure to the...and form a common article of commerce of the empire. Desiccated night-soil, in a state of powder, forms ail article of internal commerce in France, and... | |
| John S. Skinner - 1824 - 434 Seiten
...than any other people existing, mix their night soil •with one-third of its weight of a fat .narle, make it into cakes, and dry it by exposure to the...and form a common article of commerce of the empire. After night-soil, pigeons' dung comes next, in order as to fertilizing power. A slight incipient fermentation... | |
| John Claudius Loudon - 1825 - 1250 Seiten
...manures than any other people existing, mix their night-soil with one third of its weight of fat marl, make it into cakes, and dry it by exposure to the...common article of commerce of the empire. The earth, by it» absorbent powers, probably prevents, to a certain extent, the action of moisture upon the dung,... | |
| John Claudius Loudon - 1826 - 1252 Seiten
...manures than any other people existing, mix their night-soil with one third of its weight of fat marl, make it into cakes, and dry it by exposure to the...dung, and likewise defends it from the effects of air. Desiccated night-soil, in a state of powder, forms an article of internal commerce in France, and is... | |
| Library, John Baxter - 1830 - 614 Seiten
...speedily dries, is easily pulverised, and in this state may be used in the same manner as rape-cake, and delivered into the furrow with the seed. The Chinese...we are informed by the French missionaries, have no disgreeable smell and form a commou article of commerce of the empire. The earth by its absorbent powers... | |
| Library, John Baxter - 1830 - 594 Seiten
...by exposure to the sun. These cakes we are informed by the French missionaries, have no disgreeable smell and form a common article of commerce of the...the dung, and likewise defends it from the effects ofair. After night soil, pigmn's Jang comes next in order as to fertilizing power. It is evident that... | |
| Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1831 - 630 Seiten
...manure than any other people existing, mix their night-soil with one third of its weight of a fat marl, make it into cakes, and dry it by exposure to the sun. In this state it is free from any disagreeable smell, and forms a common article of commerce of the... | |
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