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manures, which must necessarily lead also to a 

 material reduction of cost. When I stated that 

 the Japanese does not trouble himself about the 

 azotized matters in his manures, and that his land 

 is notwithstanding in a most flourishing state of 

 culture, I do not mean to urge it as a proof that 

 it might not even be better to endeavour to fix the 

 nitrogen too. If a more practical system can be 

 devised of which, however, I have my doubts 

 combining the advantages of both, of course so much 

 the better ! But till something better is discovered, 

 we might surely adopt that which experience has 

 proved to be good. 



2. Top-dressing, which is, of course, necessarily 

 connected with cultivation in drills or furrows. 



3. Liquid manuring : not to the extravagant 

 extent, however, in which it was sought to be 

 carried out in England, but in accordance with the 

 present condition of German agriculture. 



4. Manuring with every crop. The Japanese 

 never cultivates a crop without manuring it, 

 but he gives each crop or seed exactly as much 

 manure, and no more, that is required for 

 its full development. He does not care about 

 enriching the soil for future crops. What he 

 demands is simply a full crop in return for each 

 sowing. How often do we hear our farmers talk 

 about this manure being preferable to that manure 

 on account of its fertilizing action being ' more 



