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of perfection by scientific fertilization and intense culti- 

 vation. Since raising his soils to the desired state, 

 M. Legras annually uses nearly 3500 tons of fertilizer 

 on his 75o-acre farm. The amount of study, research 

 and scientific experimentation which has been devoted 

 to this work readily can be understood by noting the 

 kinds and proportions of fertilizer M. Legras uses, which 

 are as follows: 



Per Cent. 



1 760 tons of barnyard manure 50 . 58 



950 ' ' defecation scums from beet-sugar factory 27 . 30 



220 " leaves and necks of beets 6.32 



161 " woolen waste 4 . 63 



108 ' ' furnace slag 3 . 10 



60 " oilcake 1.72 



60 ' ' phosphate 1.72 



52 " sodic nitrate i . 50 



30 " fish guano o . 86 



24 potassic chloride o . 69 



21 " double phosphate potassium and magnesia 0.60 



15 ' ' sulphate of ammonia o . 43 



10 ' ' dried blood 0.29 



9 ' ' super-phosphate 0.26 



3480 " 100.00 



