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bodies which make up the bulk of soils; but whea 

 ihev come to the most important part, the detection 

 an(i ion of these small quantities, they proba- 



bly lil to fin<! them at all, fmd them when they 



are not there, or • r too much. 



In view of the I ^ _ i. irks, how inconsiderate, 

 and how unwise, are the statements of those who would 

 lead the fanning community to think that each 

 man is in a short time to acquire the skill to deter* 

 mine all problems of a chemical nati. ' ' may 

 TOT c e ctt t themselves in the course of his ( <-. It 



IS true that there is nothing mentioned above, which 

 can not be acquireil by any intelli|^ent man, but be 

 can only accomplish it af\er a long course of study. 

 When he has ^one through with this course, still other 

 difficulties present themselves; to make perfect ana- 

 lyses, he requires a laboratory, and rather expensire 

 apparatus of various kinds. 



A good analysis mast have his undivi' ' ■), 



and even then will occupy him not less i 



days to a fortnight; and what is to i s 



£uta in the mean time? On the oth« i c 



derotes himself actively to his practical pursuits, as 

 every goo<l farmer must, for at least a larjrt' ■--• -f 

 the year, his chemical knowletige rusts, an; i 



loam his facility and aptitude for m-A *> 



The truth is, that the two pursn' 

 the chemist may and should know i .1 



agriculture, but still his main busiDeai must in: che- 

 mistry; the farmer may and should know much of 

 science, but his daily occupation must be in the field. 

 Uis leisure time may be most agreeably and prt^tably 

 «nploye<l in gaining scientific knuwUnit^e, but the 

 benneas of analysis, and aceurute rlitrniral iit\«-stiga- 

 tioMyinust be left with those who uie truiuctl to it: 



