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and understand what he means. I think Mr. Williams and others 

 have made clear why stable manure maybe just the thing to produce 

 Wood and yet a poor thing— when used alone— to grow the crop of /rwit. 

 The fact is that many fruit growers who are thoroughly posted as 

 regards varieties and culture know but little about the science of 

 feeding plants successfully. This is but a repetition of the progress in 

 the science of feeding animals. Breeding and careful handling did 

 much, but not until the chemist showed how foods may be combined 

 into rations that will prevent waste can true economy be said to have 

 fairly started. Any one with a pocketbook could learn in a few years 

 that there was no profit in dairying when feeding an exclusive diet of 

 corn meal and timothy hay. Why this was so few rightly knew 

 until the chemist showed that in order to obtain the needed protein, so 

 much of these foods must be given that the surplus fat in them 

 was wasted. Then they found that by adding more clover hay and 

 bran, they had a cheaper and better ration. Now, to a certain extent, 

 fruit growers must study out similar problems about manures and 

 fertilizers. In this day, to use stable manure on vineyards and 

 orchards is like using corn meal and timothy for cows. .The manure 

 is not well balanced and should have both potash and phosphoric 

 acid added to make an economical fertilizer. 



