Exports from the United Kingdom, for 1908, of Manures and 

 Cattle foods and other products of interest to Agriculture. 



- Annual Statement of the Trade of the United Kingdom with 

 Foreign. Countries and Brit. Possessions, 1908, Vol. I, Table 

 No. 14. London, 1909. 



The total exports from the United Kingdom, for the year 1908, 

 of some items interesting Agriculture were as follows: 



Value 

 Tons Frs. 



Cattle foods .... 26893 179413 4530178 



Sulphate of Copper . . 71 288 i 593 077 40 225 194 



Basic slag 171 138 246 720 6 231 377 



Sulphate of ammonia . 234 282 2 763 584 69 682 921 



Superphosphates . . . 146192 366719 9259654 



XXIII. 



Systems of culture. Rotation of crops. Culture systems in 

 special climatic or soil conditions. Dry-Farming. Irrigation 

 farming. Electro-culture. Action of crops on the soil. 



ANDREW HUTCHESON. Rotation of Crops in Scotland. Trans. 



of the Plighl. and Agric. Soc. of Scotland, vol. XXI, 5th series, 

 PP- 5!-58. 



The last half century has witnessed many changes in agricul- 

 tural practice, but in no direction perhaps has there been more 

 than in the cropping. In many old leases and even in some mo- 

 dern ones long detailed clauses are inserted as to the cropping. 



In most leases nowadays the tenant is only bound not to mi- 

 scrop or deteriorate the land, but to practice good husbandry. 

 Formerly heavy penalties were threatened for any infraction of the 

 prescribed methods, whilst now such questions are reserved to ar- 

 bitration on the basis of deterioration to the holding. 



As regards the sale of produce several severe restrictions were 

 frequent, thus for instance the sale of straw was forbidden. 



