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from two to three times as many sheep, although practically only 

 about one-third as many swine, but as between the three a very 

 much greater live stock population than either of these States, 

 where land is far less valuable. The British farmer does not do 

 this for fun. He does it because it pays him better than raising 

 cereals. And while he is doing it his yield of wheat is increasing. 

 The average yield for the entire country of England, Scotland and 

 Wales is estimated now at more than 31 bushels per acre, and the 

 yield for the harvest just closed is reported at 33^ bushels for the 

 entire country. 



THE VALUE OF FARM YARD MANURE. 



What is the value of farm yard manure? That question has 

 already been discussed here today, but I wish to take it up briefly 

 from another standpoint and to give you some of the results of 

 our work on this problem at the Ohio station. We have for several 

 years been feeding steers, with an especial effort to learn the amount 

 of manure which might be expected to be produced by the animal, 

 as well as its worth. We have attempted to determine the value of 

 the manure, on the' one hand by chemical analysis, on the other by 

 actual test in the field. These tests are now going on side by side. 

 Some of the results of this work are shown in table I : 



TABLE I.— FEEDING TESTS: FEED CONSUMED, GAIN IN WEIGHT AND MANURE 



PRODUCED. 



