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last year, Mr. Flannigan applied a heavy coating of 

 manure to 70 acres of corn land, and top-dressed 

 30 acres of wheat. This year there was sufficient 

 manure to cover about 100 acres of land with a 

 rich top-dressing. This cumulative effect of con- 

 tinuous feeding, whereby the accretions of one year's 

 feeding serves to materially increase the yield of 

 next year's crop is by no means the least impor- 

 tant feature to be considered in computing the 

 total results of a year's operations. 



