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aid of science in agriculture. Of all the manures yet 

 applied to the soil, none have been found in which the 

 stimulating elements are so highly concentrated as guano. 

 Nor is the supply scanty. Thousands of acres of the Pacific 

 islands are covered with it, and millions of tons lie in readiness 

 for the hungry soils of distant countries to receive it. The 

 guano deposits will last for centuries. ED. 



" The Wizard of the Pacific." 



