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unacquainted with country life it would seem that there 

 must be ample means of getting good manure at a 

 reasonable cost, but such is not the case. Most farmers 

 use their own manure on their land. Some are even 

 bound by their leases to do so. In the towns, hotel 

 owners and those who have stables are often glad for 

 some one to take their manure away; hence it may be 

 had for the carting. The difficulty of obtaining animal 

 manure a difficulty which will probably increase as the 

 motor becomes more fashionable suggests three things : 

 Firstly, it emphasises the importance of using green manure ; 

 secondly, it urges a man to keep live-stock ; and thirdly, 

 it shows the great use of making a study of artificial 

 manures. If I might add one more point involved, I 

 would say that the three before-mentioned must neces- 

 sarily be coexistent with thorough cultivation. 



Artificial Manure. 



I feel it absolutely necessary to point out that practice 

 teaches us that there is much to be got from artificials, 

 but that they cannot wholly take the place of animal 

 manures. The two should, as far as is compatible with 

 the requirements of the plants, be used together, but 

 neither the one nor the other will be of much use if 

 the ground be not thoroughly tilled. In purchasing arti- 

 ficials, avoid buying in quantity and keeping them about, 

 unless you are sure that the value will not deteriorate. 

 Refrain also from mixing different manures together too 

 long before use, for chemical changes may take place 

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