 | 1882 - 816 oldal
...soil, and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants ; by drawing straws and stalks of leaves and twigs into it; and most of all by throwing...excrement, is a fine manure for grain and grass." After referring to the detestation of worms usually shown by gardeners and farmers, and admitting the... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1906 - 304 oldal
...soil, and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks of leaves and twigs into it; and, most of all, by throwing...where the rain washes the earth away ; and they affect slopes, probably to avoid being flooded. Gardeners and farmers express their detestation of worms ;... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1906 - 500 oldal
...soil, and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks of leaves and twigs into it; and, most of all, by throwing...where the rain washes the earth away ; and they affect slopes, probably to avoid being flooded. Gardeners and farmers express their detestation of worms ;... | |
 | George Goudie Chisholm - 1908 - 808 oldal
...and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks of leaves into it ; and, most of all, by throwing up such infinite...called worm-casts, which, being their excrement, is a tine manure for grain and grass.' character, and the great depth to which they frequently cover the... | |
 | John Arthur Thomson - 1910 - 410 oldal
...soil, and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants ; by drawing straws and stalks of leaves and twigs into it ; and, most of all, by throwing...where the rain washes the earth away ; and they affect slopes probably to avoid being flooded. . . . The earth without worms would soon become cold, hard-bound,... | |
 | John Arthur Thomson - 1911 - 270 oldal
...soil, and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants ; by drawing straws and stalks of leaves and twigs into it ; and, most of all, by throwing...probably provide new soil for hills and slopes where the ram washes the earth away ; and they affect slopes probably to avoid being flooded. . . . The earth... | |
 | John Arthur Thomson - 1911 - 280 oldal
...soil, and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants ; by drawing straws and stalks of leaves and twigs into it ; and, most of all, by throwing...which, being their excrement, is a fine manure for gram and grass. Worms probably provide new soil for hills and slopes where the ram washes the earth... | |
 | George Goudie Chisholm - 1911 - 778 oldal
...and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks of leaves into it ; and, most of all, by throwing up such infinite...excrement, is a fine manure for grain and grass.' character, and the great depth to which they frequently cover the surface. They are found over a large... | |
 | 1914 - 588 oldal
...soil, and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibers of plants; by drawing straws and stalks of leaves and twigs into it ; and, most of all, by throwing...and slopes, where the rain washes the earth away. . . . The earth without worms would soon become cold, hard-bound, and void of fermentation, and consequently... | |
 | John Arthur Thomson - 1917 - 504 oldal
...soil, and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants ; by drawing straws and stalks of leaves and twigs into it ; and, most of all, by throwing...where the rain washes the earth away ; and they affect slopes probably to avoid being flooded. . . . The earth without worms would soon become cold, hard-bound,... | |
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... worms seem to be the great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening the soil, and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks of leaves and... 
