PREFACE 



TO THE SECOND EDITION. 



rpHE first edition of this book was printed for 

 -*- private circulation, and many copies were 

 given away — mostly to persons personally un- 

 known to me. From the numerous letters I have 

 received asking for advice, and the many 'agricul- 

 tural visitors to the farm from Scotland and 

 England, I am now satisfied that a book on the 

 subject is urgently needed. I therefore publish 

 what I have previously written, and have added 

 an account of our most recent experiences. 



I may add that my object throughout has been 

 to show how the farmer can steadily improve his 

 condition and the fertility of the soil, and at the 

 same time diminish his expenditure. I need 

 hardly say that, under the present condition and 

 future prospects of the labour market, these 

 points must be carried out in order to place our 

 agriculture on a sound footing. 



ROBERT H. ELLIOT. 



Clifton Paek, November 7, 1900. 



