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A. In the same manner as with buckwheat, it 

 ought to be ploughed in when in full bloom. 



Q. Which of these vvo plants is the best ferti- 

 lizer ? 



A. Glover; but a sufilcently rich soil is first 

 required to enable it to grow, whilst buckwheat, on 

 the contrary, grows well in poor soils. 



Q. What objections have farmers to the use of 

 green manure ? 



A. The greatest objection with them, is that they 

 . do not like to bur^ in the earth a crop of buck- 

 wheat or clover, which otherwise disposed of, 

 would give them a certain benefit. 



Q. Do you not think that this objection is some- 

 times well founded ? 



A. Yes, if the farmer is very poor, and if this liar" 

 vest is required to satisfy the pressing wants of his 

 family. If, on the contrary, the farmer can do with- 

 out this harvest, he will find in the long ruii, that his 

 having ploughed it in, has proved a profit. 



Q. How do you account for the benefit arising 

 from the burying of these plants ? 



A. After these plants have been buried the field 

 will yield twice or three times as much the follow- 

 ing year, and for several years to come. 



Q. Does green manure act merely as manure ? 



A. Green manure acts also as an improvement ; it 



