50 Fall of Bain in the Lake Districts of Cumberland, 

 Wet days in 1845. 



Note on " Sheep-manured By JoHN Davy, M.D., F.R.S., &c., 

 Inspector-General of Army Hospitals. 



Of the many indications of enterprise in the present times, 

 not the least remarkable are the exertions which have been 

 made to procure manure ; and these have been displayed in 

 the West Indies fully as much as at home, as indeed might 

 be expected, considering the large capital invested in the 

 culture of the staple article of the agriculture of these regions 

 — ^the sugar-cane — and the importance justly attached to the 

 supplying it well with manure. Amongst the various arti- 

 cles imported for this purpose, one has come to my knowledge, 

 which I believe may be deserving of the attention of our own 

 agi^iculturists, on account of its excellent qualities, respect- 



