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being prices commonly paid. It appears to the author 

 that money is frequently wasted in this way ; and it 

 would seem best to use mould only when it becomes 

 necessary to remove it for some other purpose than 

 as a dressing for the soil, and to improve the soil by 

 green dressings and better cultivation and manuring ; 

 this course will prove less costly and will be followed 

 by better results, except where it is necessary to in- 

 crease the depth of soil, as in the case where the 

 soil is very thin. 



