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turf be taken as unity, the weights of the entire crops bear the 

 following- proportions — ■ 



1:5-7: 7-7 : 10-9 

 or if the weight of the crop in the ^ saturated turf be called 2, 

 and that of the ^ and fully saturated turf be compared with it, 

 the following proportions are found — 

 2:2-7: 3-8 

 If the weight of the crop furnished by the pure turf be sub- 

 tracted from each of the others, and the weight of the crop in 

 the ^ saturated turf be taken at 2, then the crops in the ^ and 

 fully saturated turfs bear the following proportions to it — 



2:2-8: 4-2 



APPENDIX G- (page 238). 



Extract from the Report to the Minister of Agriculture at 

 Berlin, on Japanese Husbandry ; by Dr. H. Maron, Mem- 

 ber of the Prussian East Asiatic Expedition. 



SECTION I. 



SOIL AND MANURING. 



The Japanese empire stretches from the 30th to the 45th 

 degree of north latitude. The average temperature and distribu- 

 tion of heat constitute a climate embracing all the gradations 

 between those of central Grermany and of Upper Italy. A soli- 

 tary tropical palm, not fully developed, grows by the side of the 

 northern pine, rice and cotton along with buckwheat and barley. 

 Everywhere on the chains of hills, which cover the whole 

 country like an irregular fine network, the pine predominates, 

 stamping upon the landscape that homely northern character, 

 which affords so cheering a sight to the northern traveller, who 

 reaches these shores after having passed through the hot and 

 luxuriant regions of the tropics. In the valleys, on the other 

 hand, the burning south holds sway, covering the ground with 

 a rich vegetation of ric§, cotton, yams, and sweet potatoes. 



