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droD, found his cattle well supplied with plenty of litter, and discovered 

 that his theory and practice did not exactly correspond. 



Barn yard manure is the richest and best substance that can be ap- 

 plied to land, therefore every farmer should pay the closest attention to 

 the collection and management of this important fertiliser. 



Many farmers put out their manure in the fall and plow it in. If it 

 has been properly prepared, this plan may do very well, as it will lighten 

 the spring work ; but it is sometimes put out in an unprepared state, 

 and generally placed too deep in the soil. 



Experiments with difterent manures should be made annually, and 

 when their usefulness is properly tested, the results should be accurately 

 recorded in some agricultural periodical. 



Farmers should recollect that all stimulating manures, such as guano, 

 lime, gypsum, &c, have a tendency to exhaust the soil, as they merely 

 cause the crop to exhaust a great quantity of fertilizing ingredients from 

 the earth. 



Without a regular system of husbandry, and a correct rotation of 

 crops, the value of manure cannot be properly developed, as it will cer- 

 tainly be mismanaged and misapplied ; but with an improved system 

 of farming to support it, manure will be of inestimable value. 



Many substances are suffered to go to waste around the farmer's house 

 and farm-yard, which would make excellent manure ; wood ashes, bones, 

 salt, soot, &c., and various kinds of liquid are suffered to go to loss, 

 whilst the crops are suffering a want of such fertilisers. 



Having now used every method in my power to impress upon the 

 farmer, the necessity of the careful collection and proper application of 

 manure, I trust my labors will be found useful to agriculture. 



