Speech by J J Hill on farming and soil fertility
The speaker explains soil fertility, seed quality, and crop management. He urges preserving soil nutrients, selecting clean seed, and using proper cultivation to double yields over decades. He cites England and Belgium as models, advocates alfalfa and dairy integration, and stresses diversification of farms for lasting profits.
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Wheat seeds and Danes show the way to richer harvests
A speaker recounts a ten acre seed trial yielding 47 bushels per acre, contrasts modern drilling with traditional methods, and praises Denmark’s agricultural system with many colleges. He argues good cultivation raises yields, stresses manuring and livestock, cites Nile valley rents, and notes Minnesota North Dakota farming diversification efforts.
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England
Acre
Humphrey Davy
The
Royal
Red River
Grand Forks
Minnesota
Denmark
America
Unitedd States
Kingdom of
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Union
Messipotamia
Babylon
Heroditus
Fathers of History
Nineval
Nineveh
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Nile
Valley of the Nile
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St. Paul
Hill
John
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