CONTENTS. 



CllAl'TEU L 

 Faming an n BnninoB?.— High Farniiut;aiid(i<»o<l F&nnlnK.— Sommpr-fallovr- 

 ing and IMi wiug under Clover.— Wc must nuiw: larger ("rDpe |ht Acre. — 

 I><'Hinictiun of Wi-cdu.— Karining is Slow Work.— It requin!!* PiTKonal At- 

 tcuUuu I 



CUAPTEIt II. 



What is" Manure?— The dcflnitions givcu by llic Diuou and the J>(>cl<ir 19 



ClIAITER III. 



Bometliing alnjut Plant food —.\ll cuils on which pInntM grow contain it.— 

 The Season. -Water, Shade, Light, and Mulch, not Muiiurci*. Sevcnil Ucf- 

 LuiUouH of Mauurc 21 



CU AFTER IV. 



Na ural Manure. -Accumulated Plant food in the Soil.— Eshaut'tlon of the 

 Soil.— Why our Croj » an- fo Poor. -IIow to get I>nri.'er Crops.— We must 

 Dmiu, Cullivulc thoroughly, and Make Richer Manure 23 



CHAPTER V. 

 Swiimp-niuck and Peat as Manure. --Draining Swamp-land.— Composition of 

 I'cat and Muck 29 



CHAPTER VI. 



What i.* Potential .Vmmonia 31 



Cn.VPTER VU. 



Tillage is Manurc.—The Doctor's Lecture on Manure .32 



CUAPTER Vlll. 

 Snmmer-fallowing.— Mr. Lawes" crop every other year.— WTicat after Bar- 

 ley.— For Larger Crops rai'e less frequently, and Manure Higher ; also 

 keep better SUKk, and Feed Higher 34 



CHAPTER IX. 

 How to Restore a Wom-ont Farm — The Author's Farm.— Tillage renders the 

 Plant-food stored in the soil available- Cultivated Lands contain less 

 Plant-food, but are more productive.— Grass alone will not make rich land. 37 



CHAPTER X. 



How to Make Manure.— We must get it out of the Land 41 



CHAPTER XI. 



The Value of the Manure depends upon the Food— rot upon the Animal 43 



CHAPTER Xn. 

 Foods which Make Rich Manure— Table giving the composition of 81 kinds 

 of Food and the value of the Manure they yield.— Cotton seed Cake.— 

 Enirlish and fierman Clover— Nitrogenoui^ matter in Rich and Poor Foods.— 

 Manure from Corn compared with that from Straw 45 



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