...require. In proportion as soils possess a due degree of tenacity, and power of retaining and absorbing heat and moisture, the necessity for a supply of manure...desiderata in agriculture being to render wet lands dry, and to supply dry lands with sufficient moisture ; to make adhesive soils loose, and loose soils sufficiently...

...deficiency. In proportion as soils possess a due degree of tenacity, and power of retaining and absorbing heat and moisture, the necessity for a supply of manure...diminished ; and in some instances the earths are so combined as to render the application of manure unnecessary. In general the character of a soil depends...

...require. In proportion as soils possess a due degree of tenacity, and power of retaining or absorbing heat and moisture, the necessity for a supply of manure...drainage or irrigation, has all the materials for per* Rccherches Physico-Chimiques. nianent improvement ; the grand desiderata in agriculture being...

...them, if the third be entirely wanting. He who possesses on his estate these three earths — slay, sand and lime — of a good quality, with facilities...has all the materials for permanent improvement. The other most valuable elements of fertility, and valuable in proportion as they happen to be deficient...

...flourish in any two of them, if the third be entirely wanting. He who possesses on his estate these three earths — clay, sand and lime — of a good quality, with facilities for draining or irrigation, has all the materials for permanent improvement. The other most valuable elements...