manurial
Americanadjective
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From this time forward the treatment is one of cultural and manurial routine.
From The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines by William S. (Scrugham) Lyon
Then the tenant is obliged to fertilize the land, to practise certain rotations, and otherwise to conserve fertility, returning to the land the manurial value of products that are sold.
From The Holy Earth by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey
The practical value of gypsum as an adjunct to certain manurial substances, where nitrification is desired to be promoted as rapidly as possible, such as sewage and farmyard manure, will thus at once become apparent.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
That it results in a more equable distribution of the manurial constituents in the dung, by gradually and thoroughly incorporating the liquid portion of the manure with the soil-particles.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
The manurial value of the solid excreta of animals—i.e., the proportion they contain of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash—depends on a variety of conditions.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
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