THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



and " if the business of stock-raising is carried 

 to the point where feed is purchased in addi- 

 tion to that grown on the farm, a considerable 

 addition may in this way be made to the fer- 

 tility of the farm at an almost nominal cost, 

 since it is assumed that feed will not be bought 

 unless its feeding value will at least pay its 

 cost." This commendable system of indirect 

 fertilizers in feeding stuff s is practised largely 

 in England and other European countries, 

 and accounts for no small share of the profits 

 of stock-raising in those countries. 



But it is evident that these advantages will 

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