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ought to keep all such seeds in their pods or 

 husks during the winter, that the action of the 

 atmosphere may be excluded from them. And 

 if we gather the pods, ere full maturation super- 

 venes, the seeds will be better adapted for 

 germination, and less liable to be shed from 

 accidents. Farmers know, that turnip seed if left 

 carelesly exposed to the air, and kept one year, 

 fails in a great measure to germinate. And when 

 they know the reason, they not only will not run 

 such risks as to sow such seeds, but will carefully 

 guard against such injuries, as may in the least 

 check the vigorous germination of their seeds, 

 since under such circumstances the seedling plants 

 are, too frequently exposed to the attacks of 

 insects during their germinative stage of growth. 



The advantages pointed out by physiology on 

 the present subject may be objected to, as scarcely 

 appreciable, and therefore of no moment. All 

 natural processes are of this kind. The mass is 

 made out of minims. And if manufacturing pros- 

 perity consists of vast returns, resulting from small 

 profits, why should not agricultural prosperity be 

 built upon a similar basis? Produce must be 

 increased in every possible way; and that pro- 

 duce secured to the most profitable end. So that 



