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organic matter which it contains. This has 

 a very beneficial effect on the soils deficient 

 in humus. Upon a dairy farm, where milk 

 is sold, the land is being continually deprived 

 of its phosphates. The best means of re- 

 placing this loss is by the application of 

 bone meal. The most efficacious way of 

 manuring pasture is by feeding stock upon 

 it with cake. After which potash and 

 phosphate only will be required. 



It is a " penny-wise and pound-foolish " 

 policy to be sparing in the application of 

 manure ; if the farmer is scanty in his 

 supply, the land will reward him scantily. 

 One of the most important parts of farm 

 arrangements should be an adequate pro- 

 vision for the preservation of all the farm- 

 yard manure, solid and liquid. On most 

 ordinary farms the value lost for want of 

 this is tremendous. 



It is impossible in this short space to enter 

 more fully into the merits and dements of the 

 different manures and their application. Suffice 



