The Biennial Report of the Kansas State Horticultural Society, Volume 27The Society, 1904 - Fruit-culture |
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Page 74 - And GOD said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
Page 105 - Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts : for the Coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Page 75 - I, the Lord, thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquities of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
Page 16 - Man's first occupation." With appropriate illustration. ART. 10. This constitution may be changed or amended by a two thirds vote of the members present at any annual meeting, provided such change or amendment shall have been submitted and read at the last preceding annual meeting. By-laws of the Society.
Page 90 - They are idols of hearts and of households, They are angels of God in disguise ; His sunlight still sleeps in their tresses, His glory still gleams in their eyes ; Oh, these truants from home and from heaven, They have made me more manly and mild ! And I know now how Jesus could liken The kingdom of God to a child.
Page 109 - Act to establish boards of arbitration, and denning their powers and duties. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Stale of Kansas : SECTION 1. That the district court of each county, or a judge thereof in vacation, shall have the power, and upon the presentation of a petition, as hereinafter provided, it shall be the duty of said court, or judge, to issue a license, or authority, for the establishment, within and for any county within the...
Page 16 - ... unless renewed. ART. 4. The legislative body of this Society shall consist of life members, two delegates from each auxiliary society, and annual members of one year's standing. ART. 5. Its officers shall be a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer, elected by ballot at the annual meetings in even years. They shall serve for the term of two years, or until their successors are elected and qualified.
Page 225 - The front wings are of a brownish-gray color and are crossed with lines of gray scale, giving them the appearance of watered silk. At the tips of the wings there is a large brown spot, in which are many scales of bronze or gold. The hind wings are grayish brown in color. Taken as a whole, the coloring of the moth is such that, when resting on old, grayish bark, it is so like the bark that it is not easily distinguished.
Page 225 - The adult insect or moth is but little known among fruitgrowers and other moths are often mistaken for it. It varies somewhat in size, but the maximum spread of its wings is about three-fourths of an inch. The front wings are of a brownish-gray color and are crossed with lines of gray scales, giving them the appearance of watered silk At the tips of the wings there Is a large brown spot, in which are many scales of bronze or gold. The hind wings are grayish brown in color. Taken as a whole, the coloring...
Page 175 - Inasmuch as a molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen, the...