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competent management, as hinted in tlie following ex- 

 tract from Wilmer Atkinson : '* The rotation that is 

 wanted is the one that wil'l rotate most fertility into 

 the farm and most cash into the pocket. Differing 

 soils, differing advantages or disadvantages of mar- 

 kets, differing degrees of knowledge and experience 

 in the growing and handling of certain crops are 

 among the many elements that enter into the question. 

 In anv case, it must be the one that will vield the laref- 

 est amount of sale product, with which to meet current 

 expenses of business and living, and at the same time 

 store increase of fertility in the land for future use." 



Just what this is appears to him a doubtful question, 

 quite too intricate to be discussed, and on which it 

 would be quite impracticable for one farmer to advise 

 another. On the contrary, we hold that accumulated 

 experience has settled many points in a way not likely 

 to be reversed, and affords much valuable aid in pro- 

 moting the objects on which all are agreed, viz. : 

 immediate cash returns and future productiveness of 

 the soil. 



The subject of the judicious succession of crops will 

 be repeatedly reverted to, and illustrated bv manr 

 practical examples, fully explained. These will be 

 found in the cultural directions which accompany our 

 descriptions of the different vegetables, hereafter 

 given in this book. 



Manures and Fertilizers. 



The provision, preparation, and use of manures and 

 fertilizers is one of the most important and diversified 



