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experience to justify the acceptance of any rule. And this 

 problem has continually perplexed the New England far- 

 mer. And in these times of sharp competition, when we 

 are battling for supremacy with the West with its boasted 

 fertility, let us not waver, for by perseverance we shall 

 conquer, for at no distant day, under their system of 

 cropping, their fertile fields will become so impoverished 

 that they will be compelled to resort to methods of restoring 

 her wasted fertility. Yet, while we must combat with Iheir 

 productions, we must recognize tlie fact, that while they 

 are depleting their lands, the Eastern farmer is reaping 

 some benefits in fertilization from the consumption of their 

 productions. 



The importance of husbanding every available souj'ce of 

 fertilization has often been urged, and it still remains a 

 question of great import. 



I believe that the liquid manure from Neat Stock is 

 worth as much per animal as the solids, if properly saved 

 and applied. Yet, how common an occurrence it is to see 

 on many farms, little regard paid to utilizing this store of 

 wealth, while at the same time, much labor is expended in 

 carting manures of an inferior quality. Every stock farm 

 should be ivell provided with an ample supply of some 

 material to be used as an absorbent. There is a diversity 

 of opinion in regard to the value of peat lands (which 

 abound in the county), for cultivation, and also the value 

 in the muck, which can be made available as an absorbent 

 by allowing it to " ripen" by the action of the frost before 

 hauling to the cellar or barn and by its use increase the 

 fertility of the lighter soils, exerting its beneficial influences 

 by accumulating and retaining moisture until absorbed bv 



