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lable amount of animal and vegetable food. In 

 the subsoil and the atmosphere also, every agricul- 

 turist has resources, but which are not appreciated 

 at all. 



As a general rule, the soil must be deepened 

 before it can be permanently improved. The 

 cultivation of an acre 12 inches deep will be more 

 profitable than four acres 6 inches in depth. Thus, 

 admit that a soil 6 inches deep will produce 14 bushels 

 of wheat, of which 12 bushels will pay all 

 expenses, leaving 2 bushels as profit. Four acres 

 of this land will yield a net income of only 8 

 bushels. Now double the crop and the depth of 

 the soil : making the former 28 instead of 14 

 bushels per acre, and the latter 12 instead of 6 

 inches deep. Fifteen bushels instead of twelve 

 will now pay all annual expenses, and leave a net 

 profit, not of two, but of thirteen bushels per acre. 

 When small crops pay expenses, large ones will 

 make a fortune ; provided the farmer knows how 

 to enrich his land in the most economical way. 

 Paying too dear for the improvement of land 

 is equal to losing money at any other sort of 

 business. 



The operator should first acquire all the know- 

 ledge within his reach, derived from those who 

 have experienced and practised what he proposes 

 to accomplish himself. Twenty or even fifty 

 rupees, invested in some good agricultural books, 



