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green weight, although Lirger in their (h\v weight, after what would 

 ordinarily be called very heavy manuring. These facts are quite in 

 accord with the general results of work at experimental farms, wdiich, 

 according to the South Carolina department of agriculture, have 

 shown that increasing the amounts of the fertilizers bej^ond a certain 

 point gives no corresponding increase in the amount of grain, and 

 but few of the applications pay for their cost. There is abundant 

 experimental proof that for any given soil there is a limit to the 

 amount of profitable manuring. The process of improving the soil, 

 like the process of fattening cattle, is comparatively gradual and 

 requires time. The margin of profit in the application of manures is 

 narrower than is generally supposed. It is equally important to 

 attend to the selection of the seed, the thorough cultivation, and the 

 natural fertilization that results from the cultivation of the Legu- 

 minosa? and the rotation of crops. 



