marcite

But in Lombardy, water in applied to some crops during a longer period than one hundred days; and in the marcite it flows over the ground even in winter.

Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 04 (historical) 1874

The rice-grounds and the marcite of Lombardy are not included in these estimates of the amount of water applied [58].

Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 04 (historical) 1874

The fields of Egypt are more regularly watered than those of any other country bordering on the Mediterranean, except the rice-grounds in Italy, and perhaps the marcite or winter meadows of Lombardy; but irrigation is more or less employed throughout almost the entire basin of that sea, and is everywhere attended with effects which, if less in degree, are analogous in character, to those resulting from it in Egypt.

Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 04 (historical) 1874

The sources which irrigate the marcite of Lombardy -- meadows so fertile that less than an acre furnishes grass for a cow the whole year -- are very warm.

Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 04 (historical) 1874

The rice-grounds and the marcite of Lombardy are not included in these estimates of the amount of water applied.

The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841

Italy, and perhaps the marcite or winter meadows of Lombardy; but irrigation is more or less employed throughout almost the entire basin of that sea, and is everywhere attended with effects which, if less in degree, are analogous in character, to those resulting from it in Egypt.

The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841

The sources which irrigate the marcite of Lombardy -- meadows so fertile that less than an acre furnishes grass for a cow the whole year -- are very warm.

The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841

[Footnote: About one-seventh of the water which flows over the marcite is absorbed by the soil of those meadows or evaporated from their surface, and consequently six-sevenths of the supply remain for use on ground at lower levels.]

The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841

But in Lombardy, water in applied to some crops during a longer period than one hundred days; and in the marcite it flows over the ground even in winter.

The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841

The city council recently voted to fix the pool, resurfacing it with marcite at a cost of

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