guanos
- plural of guano.
Example Sentences
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It has been estimated that Texas guanos alone consume 6,600 tons of insects each year.
From Time Magazine Archive
Where the difference in value between different samples is required, a complete analysis is necessary, and this is indispensable in the case of the inferior guanos.
From Elements of Agricultural Chemistry by Anderson, Thomas
Such guanos, it was found, were best supplemented with phosphatic manure when applied to the field.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
In the old rich Peruvian guanos, as we have above shown, the nitrogen was more abundant than is the case at present.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
There is no doubt, however, that such guanos are very useful, and if obtained in large quantity, and of uniform composition, would be used to a much larger extent than they at present are.
From Elements of Agricultural Chemistry by Anderson, Thomas
