 | 1825 - 398 str.
...or from four to six thousand pounds on the acre of France. The product of the banana is consequently to that of wheat as 133 to 1 ; and to that of potatoes as 44 to 1." " In an eminently fertile country, a legal French acre cultivated with banana of the larger kind (Platano... | |
 | Edward Everett - 1825 - 78 str.
...or from four to six thousand pounds on the acre of France. The product of the banana is consequently to that of wheat as 133 to 1 ; and to that of potatoes as 44 to 1." " In an eminently fertile country, a legal French acre cultivated with banana of the larger kind (Platano... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1825 - 484 str.
...or from four to lix thousand pounds on the acre of France. The product of the banana is consequently to that of wheat as 133 to 1 ; and to that of potatoes as 44 to 1." " In an eminently fertile country, a legal French acre cultivated with banana of the larger kind (Plalano... | |
 | Philadelphia College of Pharmacy - 1831 - 360 str.
...people. See his History ofJVew Spain, Vol. II. p. 374, where it is said, that " the produce of the banana is to that of wheat as 133 to 1, and to that of potatoes as 44 to one." Without recurring to any exaggerated reports, and although never an advocate for slavery, I may... | |
 | James Bell - 1832 - 910 str.
...feet, will produce 60 bolls, or 40 320 Ibs. of potatoes ; so that the mean produce of the banana ia to that of wheat as 133 to 1, and to that of the potato root as44J to 1. But as the weights do not alone indicate the absolute quantities of nutritive... | |
 | Hugh Murray - 1837 - 644 str.
...them, and to be dug and dressed round the roots. The amount of nutritive substance yielded by it, fa to that of wheat, as 133 to 1, and to that of potatoes, as 44 to 1. The manioc root, under die вате climate, can be made to produce abundance of palatable and wholeson)'? farina. The Mexicana... | |
 | George Newenham Wright - 1838 - 660 str.
...have the stalks cut that new shoots may spring from them, and to be dug and dressed round the roots. The manioc root, under the same climate, can be made...extensively cultivated, and yields annually about ISO quarts of a sweet juice, easily convertible into pulque, the favourite fermented liquor of the... | |
 | Mary Roberts - 1839 - 312 str.
...require the same space as that in which four thousand pounds of bananas are grown, the produce of bananas is to that of wheat as 133 to 1, and to that of potatoes as 44 to 1. The tribe of which the plantain is a member comprises amomums, strelitzias, and heliconias ; their stems... | |
 | Samuel Augustus Mitchell - 1840 - 612 str.
...fit for it. Of all vegetables it yields the greatest proportion of aliment with the least culture. The manioc root, under the same climate, can be made to produce -abundance of palatable and Wholesome food. The Mexicans set much value also on the maguey, or American aloe, which is extensively cultivated.... | |
 | Samuel Augustus Mitchell - 1846 - 728 str.
...Of all vegetables t yields the greatest proportion of aliment with the least culture. It bears fruit in ten months after planting, and then requires only...to 1. The manioc root, under the same climate, can |e made to produce abundance of palatable and wholesome farina. The Mexicans set much value also on... | |
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The amount of nutritive substance yielded by it, is to that of wheat, as 133 to 1, and to that of potatoes, as 44 to 1. 
