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Page 23
... whilst boys and girls come after with light hoes , and cover them up . The distance between the furrows is gene- rally about six feet from centre to centre , the space being left sufficiently wide to allow the labourers to pass between ...
... whilst boys and girls come after with light hoes , and cover them up . The distance between the furrows is gene- rally about six feet from centre to centre , the space being left sufficiently wide to allow the labourers to pass between ...
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... whilst growth is progressing the fibre preserves a hollow cylin- drical form , in which the vital fluids of the plant circulate , conveying to each part the material necessary for growth and perfect development . In this process the ...
... whilst growth is progressing the fibre preserves a hollow cylin- drical form , in which the vital fluids of the plant circulate , conveying to each part the material necessary for growth and perfect development . In this process the ...
Page 46
... whilst the circulation of the vital fluid is weak , impeded , or entirely obstructed . These undeveloped walls may collapse with- out producing a single convolution of the fibre ; hence the ribbon - like , transparent , and apparently ...
... whilst the circulation of the vital fluid is weak , impeded , or entirely obstructed . These undeveloped walls may collapse with- out producing a single convolution of the fibre ; hence the ribbon - like , transparent , and apparently ...
Page 54
... whilst G represents goat's hair . H shows a fibre of mohair ; I , cowhair ; and J , human hair . The finest wools are from 7 to inch in diameter , and contain from 2,600 to 2,900 serrations in the inch ; medium fine wools are 54 COTTON ...
... whilst G represents goat's hair . H shows a fibre of mohair ; I , cowhair ; and J , human hair . The finest wools are from 7 to inch in diameter , and contain from 2,600 to 2,900 serrations in the inch ; medium fine wools are 54 COTTON ...
Page 60
... whilst the owner of the second would be penniless , or only the pos- sessor of a worn - out mill , which it would be folly to work in competition with such as the first . The truth of this statement has many times been amply ...
... whilst the owner of the second would be penniless , or only the pos- sessor of a worn - out mill , which it would be folly to work in competition with such as the first . The truth of this statement has many times been amply ...
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