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will supply the soil with its necessary constituents. 

 And yet there are some men in high places in India 

 who think that by careful selection of seeds and 

 proper tillage they can do without the application 

 of an increased supply of manure to maintain the 

 fertility of the soil; but every agricultural chemist, 

 and every other man who has carefully studied the 

 subject, knows that they will discover their mistake 

 in a few years' time. 



