 ... wormcasts, which, being their excrement, is a fine manure for grain and grass. Worms probably provide new soil for hills and slopes where the rain washes the earth away ; and they affect slopes, probably to avoid being flooded. Gardeners and farmers...  Natural History and Antiquities of Selbourne - Seite 189von Gilbert White - 1887 - 480 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 624 Seiten
...probably, to avoid being flooded. Gardeners and farmers express their detestation of worms ; the former, because they render their walks unsightly, and make them much work ; and the latter, because they think worms eat their green corn. But these men would find, that the earth without worms would... | |
 | William Bingley - 1805 - 622 Seiten
...former, because they render their walks unsightly, and make them much work ; and the latter, because they think worms eat their green corn. But these men...hard-bound, and void of fermentation ; and consequently steril : and besides, in favour of worms, it should be hinted that green corn, plants, and flowers,... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - 1812 - 654 Seiten
...the former, because they render their walks unfcightly, and make them much work; the latter, because they think Worms eat their green corn ; but these...without worms, would soon become cold, hard-bound, void of fermentation, and consequently sterile; besides, in favour of Worms it should be added, that... | |
 | 1823 - 872 Seiten
...probably to avoid being flooded. Gardeners and farmers express their detestation of worms -, the former, because they render their walks unsightly, and make them much work ; and the latter, because they think worms eat their green corn. But these men would find, that the earth, without worms, would... | |
 | 1824 - 188 Seiten
...muclT work; and the latter, because they think worms eat their green corn. But these men would rind that the earth without worms would soon become cold,...sterile. And besides, in favour of worms, it should be observed, that green corn, plants, and flowers, are not so much injured by them, as by many species... | |
 | Stephen Glover - 1829 - 600 Seiten
...manure for grain and grass. Gardeners and farmers express their detestation of worms ; the former, because they render their walks, unsightly, and make...the earth, without worms, would soon become cold, hard bound, and void of fermentation, and consequently sterile ; and beside**, in favour of worms,... | |
 | 1829 - 520 Seiten
...probably to avoid bring flooded. Gardeners anil farmers express their detestation of worms: the foriurr, because they render their walks unsightly and make...the earth, without worms, would soon become cold, hard-bored, and void of fermentation, and consequently sterile ; and besides, iu favour of worms, it... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 380 Seiten
...they render the walks unsightly, and make them much work; and the latter, because they imagine that worms eat their green corn. But these men would find...hard-bound, and void of fermentation ; and consequently steril. It should also be observed, that green corn, plants, and flowers, are not so much injured by... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1829 - 364 Seiten
...probably to avoid being flooded. Gardeners and farmers express their detestation of worms ; the former because they render their walks unsightly, and make...; and the latter because, as they think, worms eat theii green corn. But these men would find that the earth without worms would soon become cold, hard-bound,... | |
 | 1829 - 642 Seiten
...probably to avoid being flooded. Gardeners and Farmers express their detestation of worms : the former, because they render their walks unsightly and make them much work ; and toe latter, because, as they think, worms eat their green corn. But these men would find that the earth,... | |
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