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" Much more miglit be written on the subject of manuring, but 

 it is the object of this work to present general principles, rather 

 than minute details. For if the farmer understands fully the object 

 to be accomplished, he will seldom fail to find a way to accom- 

 plish that object, suited to his circumstances. These objects, we 

 repeat, are, 



" 1st. To obtain as large a quantity of organic and inorganic 

 manures as possible. Hence all the solid and liquid excretions of 

 animals, or farm stock ; all the straw, refuse hay, spoiled fruit, 

 decayed chips, peat, muck, &c., must be saved for the first; and 

 all the ash, leached and unleached; bones, dried and crushed, or 

 pulverized; soot, lime, plaster, &c., for the last. 



" 2d. It is the soluble part of all manures that is valuable for 

 promoting vegetation; and as this is particularly liable to be 

 washed away by rains, all manures should be protected by sheds, 

 barn-cellars, or something equivalent. 



" 3d. All vegetable and animal substances in a state of decay, 

 like barn-yard manure, emit ammonia and other gaseous substan- 

 ces, which, if not absorbed, escape into the air and are lost. 

 Hence this should always be prevented by the addition of dried 

 clay, air slacked lime, plaster, powdered charcoal, leached ash, or 

 even common soil." 



Chapter 7th contains a detailed statement of the method of 

 analyzing soils and vegetable substances, together with numerous 

 tables, not only showing the composition of several varieties of 

 soil, but also the composition of almost all the grains, grasses, &c. 

 cultivated by the farmer. This is a highly interesting and impor- 

 tant part of the work. The succeeding chapter occupies near 

 thirty pages, and contains a description of particular grains, 

 grasses, &c., with their mode of culture; the rotation of crops; 

 connection of farm stock w4th vegetation; selection, preservation 

 and preparation of seeds; and propagation of plants. Following 

 this part of the work is an appendix of twenty very closely 

 printed pages, devoted to an accurate and interesting description 

 of the most important insects and worms which injure the crops 

 and fruit of the farm. This, although in the humble place of an 

 appendix, is by no means the least important part of the volume: 

 indeed, the facts here stated are worth far more to every farmer 

 and gardener than the price of the whole work. It will be seen 

 by this brief and imperfect analysis, that it is the author's design 



