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are of value as suggesting to tlie farmer the possibilities of his soil, 

 and the vast importance of so regulating his methods of cultivation 

 as to capture and conserve as much as possible of the limited rainfall 

 usually at his service. 



Further Tests in Northern Areas. 

 In atddition to the continuous tests of the large fields just dealt 

 ■with, a number of small plots was established during the season on 

 a few other farms of the North. The returns confirm, in various 

 directions, results obtained during previous years and offer evidence 

 also of the modifying influence of a favourable season on the effect 

 produced by the various manures. 

 \^ The tabulated return presents the results of five fields. 



