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A, Plaster agrees especially with clover, peas, 

 tobacco, cabbage, hemp, flax, and buck-wheat. 



Q. What is the effect of plaster on cereals, such as 

 wheat, barley, rye &c ? 



A. Its elfect; on these plants amounts to nothing 

 or next to nothing. 



Q. How is plaster used? 



A. Tho best manner of using plaster is to spread 

 it on the leaves of the plants when they have 

 sprouted. It is preferable to do this spreading 

 when the leaves are moist, as for instance, in the 

 morning when the dew has fallen or after a light rain. 

 With regard to p^as however, it is better to roll the 

 seeds in the plaster after they have been moistened. 

 This method is productive of excellent results. The 

 plaster thrown over the stalks of peas is sometimes 

 injurious, causing them to grow too luxuriantly. 



Fish, Varech. 



Q. In what parts of this country are fish and 

 varech used as manure ? 



A. They are used as manure, chiefly on the 

 coasts of the lower St. Lawrence, where they are 

 found in abundance. They compose precious manures 

 which the farmer should make use of, whenever 

 they can be found. They agree as well with grain 

 as with vegetables. 



