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CHAPTEK XIII. 



SCIENCE. 



T~ HAD a high appreciation of the superiority of 

 -*- learning in cultivating the earth. Beside the 

 dazzling statements of the brilliant writers on agri 

 culture, the humdrum notions of the plodding work 

 ers were little less than disgusting. What is the few 

 bushels of potatoes which an acre yields under com 

 mon management when compared with the hundreds 

 of barrels which it should give by scientific appli 

 ances ? Under such manipulation the compost heap 

 becomes a mountain of wealth, and morass a mine 

 of gold. Of course, I discussed these points with 

 Weeville&quot;, and impressed upon him frequently the 

 great value of science. Inspired by this feeling, it 

 is not surprising that none of my failures had in the 

 least disheartened me. I was still a firm believer in 

 high art, and studied out every new suggestion that 

 could be made applicable to the restricted area of five 

 acres. I had read all the latest books on the farm, 

 the garden, trees, vegetables, plants, berries, fruits, 



