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made and saved upon the farm is worth at least one dolhir 

 for use npon the same, and that the amount made might 

 be doubled without injury to quality, in the beddiug of 

 stock, use of muck, loam and all kinds of refuse material, 

 used as absorbents and for composting with fresh manure, 

 imj one can calculate for himself if it will not l)e time, 

 labor and money well expended in attending to this mat- 

 ter, much better, indeed, than in many of the investments 

 now made. 



I liave hinted in the earlier part of this paper at the 

 methods of the English farmers, employed almost entirely 

 for the purpose of enriching their lands in the purchase of 

 special fertilizers, and of feeding stuff to be fed to fatten- 

 ino; animals, that in this wav an abundance of rich manure 

 might be obtained. Cannot we learn something of advant- 

 age here i the importance of feeding all the crops raised 

 upon the farm and of purcliasing grain and provender in 

 addition, when it can be obtained at reasonable rates ? 1 

 think we can. 



And here, again, is where we need capital, to enable us 

 to take advantage of the markets and obtain our supplies 

 when w^e can iiet tliem at the lowest figures. Wc lose too 

 much in being obliged to make our purchases just when 

 needed, in paying the highest price for them, and in run- 

 ning upon the credit system. 



If we had money we could often manage to make a great 

 saving in bujdng what will be needed a little out of season 

 — most will understand this — besides better business habits 

 will be formed in so doing. Intelligence must be sought 

 after and obtained, the run of the markets kept, and, alto- 



