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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Analyses op Mucks (air-dried), 1893. 



The average number of pounds of nitrogen as found in the various provinces 

 are as follows: — 



Lbs. per ton. 



Prince Edward Island 33'5 



Nova Scotia 28-0 



New- Brunswick 32-0 



Quebec. 372 



Ontario 3T'7 



British Columbia 574 



General average of all the provinces 37'6 



"MUDS" FEOM THE MARITIME PROVINCES. 



The deposits formed by tides, or found in the beds of lakes and rivers are known 

 as " muds." Prom their origin the latter might be designated silt. The composi- 

 tion of " muds" is extremely variable and dependent upon their origin. They con- 

 sist largely of ground up rock matter, clay and sand, together with shells (more or 



