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Stable manure is the most used. It contains nearly- 

 all the elements necessary for ordinary farming, 

 which the crops take from the soil. For beets, a fresh 

 dressing of this manure gives a more abundant crop, 

 but the juices of the roots are less pure and more 

 charged with organic and mineral substances which 

 prevent the extraction of sugar; it is therefore in 

 the interest of manufacture, better to raise one crop 

 between the fresh dressing and the culture of the 

 beet, either a crop of corn, rye, barley or oats. 



The manure, before application, must be kept in 

 such a way that it shall not become heated or dried 

 \ip, so that all its fertilizing qualities may be re- 

 tained. 



Liquid excrements are an excellent manure easily 

 assimilated. It is estimated that 'urine has a value 

 equal to five times its weight of good stable manure. 

 To facilitate its preservation and use, it is collected 

 sometimes upon dust or dry earth. A. pulverulent 

 and inodorous manure and one very suitable for 

 beet culture is thus obtained. 



Lmie"ha.s a very efficient action upon beets, it 

 fixes the free acids of the soil and prevents their 

 hurtful effects; it also decomposes the insoluble 

 organic and mineral combinations contained in the 

 soil, and makes them soluble and adapted to vegeta- 

 tion. Lime thus revivifies and renders profitable the 

 inert treasures of mother earth, and brings about a 

 more rapid return of capital, a result everywhere 

 regarded as a considerable advantage. Lime is, 

 therefore, for the manufacturer an important means 

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