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Is it any wonder that our wisest men declare that 

 the Art of Agriculture is only in its infancy. 



CHAPTER XV. 



FEEDING GRAIN FOR MANURE. 



Many farmers really believe that it is always profit- 

 able to raise and fatten cattle; and of course, they 

 continue the business from year to year. 



Very valuable manure can be made by it, and this 

 is most fortunate, for it too often happens that they 

 get nothing else for all their trouble and expense. 



They are anxious to make the farm very rich, for 

 they are wise enough to know, that in no other con- 

 dition will it pay, and having full faith in the contents 

 of the stable and barnyard, they purchase thousands 

 of bushels of corn to feed to all kinds of stock. In 

 other words, they want to gather up as much nitrogen 

 in the stable, as we have collected in our 20 acres of 

 clover. 



Indian corn contains one pound of nitrogen per 

 bushel. Therefore they must purchase 3600 bushels 

 of corn to get as much nitrogen, as we have in our 20 

 acres of clover. 



At the present time Indian corn brings 60 cents 

 per bushel. Hence they must pay $'J160 for 3600 

 pounds of nitrogen. 2 iU pounds of phosphoric acid 

 and 140 pounds of potash. That will be paying 

 nearly 8- 1 ( ><) for as much nitrogen in corn, as we get 

 for coO in green clover. 



That is provided, they make nothing on the cattle, 

 and ;iil the profit must come from the manure. 



