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previous year. In fact, were a corn crop to receive 

 an artificial dressing under the conditions mentioned 

 it would, in all probability, " lodge," but with the 

 tare crop it is different. We intend to get two crops 

 of tares, not one, and whilst the residual manure 

 from the potatoes or root break is sufficient to grow 

 one good crop of tares, it is not sufficient to grow 

 two. The second crop, which will result if the 

 artificial manure is applied, will well repay the cost. 

 In passing, it may be remarked that one feature of 

 forage-crop growing is that it allows of the liberal 

 manuring of land, whereas with ordinary crops, 

 with the exception of such crops as mangels and 

 cabbages, there is always a danger of over-manuring. 



VALUE OF LIQUID MANURE 



Far better than spring application of artificial 

 manure to tares sown on manured ground is liquid 

 manure. In fact, where the object is the securing of 

 a second or even a third cutting of tares in the 

 season for either hay, ensilage, or soiling, there is 

 nothing better than liquid manure. 



The same remark holds good regarding the growing 

 of any forage crop. One almost despairs of agri- 

 culture when one observes, as one cannot help 

 observing, how careless the average farmer is as 

 regards his liquid manure. More often than not the 

 liquid is allowed to take the shortest cut to the nearest 

 ditch, from thence into a river, and finally into the 

 sea. More distressing still is the fact that, generally, 

 the poorer the farmer, or the poorer the farm, the 

 less care there is taken about saving this most 

 important fertiliser. 



Some few years ago the Irish .Department of 



